Synonyms for groundwork

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ground-wurk

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgraʊndˌwɜrk

Top 10 synonyms for groundwork

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Définition of groundwork

Origin : mid-15c., from ground (n.) + work (n.). Cf. Middle Dutch grontwerck, Dutch grondwerk, German grundwerk. Originally "the solid base on which a structure is built;" figurative sense is from 1550s.

noun basis, fundamentals

Example sentences :

Maybe I've left out some of the frills, but that was the groundwork of his remarks.
Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford

I accepted his denial as the groundwork of a reconciliation.
Extract from : « The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido » by Henry Keppel

These form the groundwork of this need-be,—the sine-qua-nons of a house.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 » by Various

Though there may be a mistake in the application, the groundwork is strong and secure.
Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther

Sincerity was the groundwork of Kociuszko's dealings with his people.
Extract from : « Kosciuszko » by Monica Mary Gardner

The groundwork of the material therefore is of a mineral nature.
Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre

They are born the owners of a layette which becomes the groundwork of their trousseau.
Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre

Every thing and nothing was made the groundwork of ill-will.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. » by Various

We would have laid the groundwork for an empire—the Varn Empire.
Extract from : « Cry from a Far Planet » by Tom Godwin

But there is so much truth in its groundwork, that it will be well worth your reading.
Extract from : « The Writings of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson

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