What is another word for cornerstone?
Pronunciation:
[ kˈɔːnəstˌə͡ʊn], [ kˈɔːnəstˌəʊn], [ k_ˈɔː_n_ə_s_t_ˌəʊ_n]
Related words: cornerstone of democracy, cornerstone of society, cornerstone of culture, cornerstone of family
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Synonyms for Cornerstone:
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• artifact • basis • cognition • fundamental • groundwork • keynote/keystone • keystone • rudiment • support Other synonyms:
- alcove ,
- balcony ,
- bay ,
- beading ,
- brickwork ,
- catacombs ,
- ceiling ,
- cornice ,
- crawl space ,
- dado ,
- drinking fountain ,
- exterior ,
- fabric ,
- fixture ,
- foundation stone ,
- fountain ,
- frontage ,
- gas meter ,
- interior ,
- lightning rod ,
- passageway ,
- pilaster ,
- rudiment ,
- stonework ,
- wing .
- addition .
Other relevant words:
- abide ,
- abode ,
- abut ,
- accession ,
- accompaniment ,
- account ,
- add-on ,
- adjoin ,
- adjourn ,
- affection ,
- affectionateness ,
- affirm ,
- after part ,
- aim ,
- al qaeda ,
- al qaida ,
- all important ,
- all over ,
- all-important ,
- ancestor ,
- anchorman ,
- anchorperson ,
- animal foot ,
- annex ,
- annexe ,
- antecedence ,
- antecedency ,
- antecedent ,
- antechamber ,
- anteriority ,
- anteroom ,
- apparition ,
- arsehole ,
- art gallery ,
- ascendant ,
- ascendent ,
- asshole ,
- astragal ,
- asylum ,
- august 15 ,
- austere ,
- back ,
- back end ,
- back tooth ,
- back up ,
- backbone ,
- background ,
- backing ,
- backstage ,
- backup ,
- bagful ,
- ball over ,
- bandstand ,
- bankrupt ,
- basal ,
- baseborn ,
- basic ,
- basic principle ,
- basics ,
- bathroom ,
- bay laurel ,
- bay tree ,
- bead ,
- beadwork ,
- bear ,
- bear on ,
- bear out ,
- bed ,
- bed clothing ,
- bedclothes ,
- bedding material ,
- beginning ,
- behindhand ,
- beingness ,
- bench ,
- benchmark ,
- bequest ,
- berth ,
- bespeak ,
- betoken ,
- billet ,
- blank ,
- blank space ,
- blow out of the water ,
- board ,
- boast ,
- bob ,
- bone marrow ,
- booth ,
- border ,
- bosom ,
- bottom of the inning ,
- bottomland ,
- bow ,
- bread and butter ,
- break ,
- break up ,
- breaker point ,
- bring out ,
- bring up ,
- brook ,
- bubbler ,
- buckle ,
- bulge ,
- bum about ,
- bum around ,
- bunt ,
- burden ,
- business ,
- business concern ,
- business firm ,
- business organization ,
- butt against ,
- butt end ,
- butt joint ,
- butt on ,
- cadge ,
- can buoy ,
- canful ,
- cap ,
- cardinal ,
- care ,
- careen ,
- carpentry ,
- carrel ,
- carrell ,
- cast anchor ,
- cavil ,
- cay ,
- center ,
- central ,
- centre ,
- channelise ,
- channelize ,
- characteristic ,
- charge ,
- chase ,
- chase after ,
- cheap ,
- cheesy ,
- chemical element ,
- chemical group ,
- chintzy ,
- cigaret ,
- cigarette ,
- clay sculpture ,
- cloth ,
- coffin nail ,
- coign ,
- coigne ,
- coldcock ,
- column ,
- come forth ,
- come in ,
- come out ,
- come to ,
- coming ,
- commit ,
- commode ,
- compass point ,
- complete ,
- component ,
- composition ,
- conception ,
- concluded ,
- confirm ,
- congress of racial equality ,
- conjecture ,
- conk ,
- consequence ,
- consistence ,
- consistency ,
- constabulary ,
- constituent ,
- construction ,
- content ,
- convention ,
- cookery ,
- cooking ,
- core group ,
- corner ,
- corroborate ,
- cosmos ,
- crapper ,
- crawlspace ,
- creative activity ,
- crossroads ,
- croup ,
- croupe ,
- crucial ,
- crumb ,
- crummy ,
- crux of the matter ,
- cubicle ,
- culminate ,
- culmination ,
- cup of tea ,
- cut ,
- damp-proof course ,
- dark ,
- darkness ,
- dead body ,
- debut ,
- decimal point ,
- deck ,
- decree ,
- defend ,
- deferral ,
- deflection ,
- deflower ,
- degree ,
- department of the interior ,
- describe ,
- design ,
- designate ,
- destroy ,
- detail ,
- digest ,
- dilapidation ,
- dilly-dally ,
- dillydally ,
- direct ,
- dirty dog ,
- discover ,
- disembodied spirit ,
- dish ,
- dismiss ,
- displace ,
- distance ,
- distinguish ,
- distort ,
- distributor point ,
- do-nothing ,
- dock ,
- documentation ,
- dog ,
- domicile ,
- domiciliate ,
- dominate ,
- dominion ,
- dorm ,
- dormitory ,
- dot ,
- downfall ,
- drag one's feet ,
- drag one's heels ,
- drift ,
- drop anchor ,
- dry land ,
- dump ,
- dwarf ,
- dwelling ,
- dwelling house ,
- earth ,
- earthing ,
- ecological niche ,
- edge ,
- effect ,
- effrontery ,
- egress ,
- elbow room ,
- emerge ,
- emergence ,
- emotional state ,
- empennage ,
- enactment ,
- ended ,
- endocarp ,
- endorse ,
- endure ,
- entrance hall ,
- entry ,
- erect ,
- essential condition ,
- establish ,
- establishment ,
- ether ,
- etymon ,
- event ,
- exacting ,
- excogitation ,
- existence ,
- exit ,
- extension ,
- extremist ,
- eye ,
- face of the earth ,
- factor ,
- fag ,
- fag end ,
- falsify ,
- fastness ,
- fathom ,
- fear ,
- feature article ,
- feature film ,
- feature of speech ,
- feel ,
- feeling ,
- female genital organ ,
- female genitalia ,
- female genitals ,
- fend ,
- fend for ,
- fender ,
- financial backing ,
- financial support ,
- find ,
- fire ,
- firm ,
- first appearance ,
- first harmonic ,
- fix ,
- fixedness ,
- fixing ,
- fixity ,
- flank ,
- flat coat ,
- flavor ,
- flavour ,
- floatation ,
- flood tide ,
- flooring ,
- florida key ,
- fly ,
- fondness ,
- foot up ,
- foothold ,
- footstall ,
- force out ,
- fore ,
- formula ,
- formulation ,
- found ,
- fount ,
- foyer ,
- framework ,
- free radical ,
- free-base ,
- freighter ,
- frig around ,
- frontal ,
- ft ,
- fuck ,
- fuck off ,
- fucking ,
- full point ,
- full stop ,
- fundamental frequency ,
- fundamentals ,
- funding ,
- gain ,
- garble ,
- gasometer ,
- gem ,
- gemstone ,
- give chase ,
- give notice ,
- give the axe ,
- give the sack ,
- go after ,
- go forth ,
- goat ,
- govern ,
- government issue ,
- grade ,
- gravestone ,
- grim ,
- grip ,
- grooming ,
- ground tackle ,
- group ,
- grub ,
- guess ,
- guide ,
- gunpoint ,
- gypsum board ,
- habitation ,
- habitue ,
- haecceity ,
- halt ,
- handbag ,
- handing over ,
- harlan f. stone ,
- harlan fisk stone ,
- harness ,
- have ,
- have to do with ,
- head ,
- headache ,
- heading ,
- heart and soul ,
- heave ,
- hobo ,
- hold ,
- hold up ,
- home base ,
- home plate ,
- homework ,
- hoof ,
- hoof it ,
- household ,
- human foot ,
- humble ,
- hypothesis ,
- idea ,
- identify ,
- idler ,
- immoral ,
- implication ,
- import ,
- improver ,
- in arrears ,
- inception ,
- increase ,
- indicate ,
- indispensable ,
- individual ,
- indorse ,
- induct ,
- induction ,
- inexorable ,
- infantry ,
- infinite ,
- ingredient ,
- inlet ,
- inner ,
- insane asylum ,
- insertion ,
- inside ,
- inspirit ,
- installation ,
- intent ,
- interest ,
- interior department ,
- internal ,
- intro ,
- introduce ,
- intromission ,
- invention ,
- invertebrate foot ,
- invest ,
- inwardness ,
- issuance ,
- issuing ,
- item ,
- jet ,
- juncture ,
- jurisprudence ,
- keep ,
- keep going ,
- key fruit ,
- key out ,
- kiosk ,
- knock down ,
- knowledgeability ,
- knowledgeableness ,
- lag ,
- land ,
- lapidate ,
- later ,
- laughingstock ,
- launching ,
- lav ,
- lavatory ,
- law of nature ,
- lay ,
- layabout ,
- laying claim ,
- laying waste ,
- leg it ,
- legacy ,
- legal philosophy ,
- level ,
- lieu ,
- life ,
- lift ,
- lightning conductor ,
- lineament ,
- linguistic rule ,
- litter ,
- livelihood ,
- liveliness ,
- living ,
- loaf ,
- loafer ,
- lobby ,
- localise ,
- localize ,
- locate ,
- loll ,
- loll around ,
- long-legs ,
- longlegs ,
- look ,
- lounge about ,
- lounge around ,
- lowlife ,
- lowly ,
- luff ,
- lynchpin ,
- macrocosm ,
- magnetic core ,
- maintenance ,
- make out ,
- maneuver ,
- manoeuver ,
- manoeuvre ,
- manor hall ,
- manse ,
- mansion ,
- mansion house ,
- march ,
- marrow squash ,
- material ,
- matter ,
- maxim ,
- mean ,
- meaning ,
- means ,
- meanspirited ,
- melodic theme ,
- menage ,
- mend ,
- mending ,
- mental home ,
- mental hospital ,
- mental institution ,
- merchant ship ,
- merchantman ,
- message ,
- metrical foot ,
- metrical unit ,
- mettle ,
- middle ,
- midland ,
- milepost ,
- military issue ,
- modeling ,
- modelling ,
- mold ,
- molding ,
- mooch ,
- mopboard ,
- mortal ,
- motif ,
- mould ,
- musical accompaniment ,
- musical passage ,
- musical theme ,
- name ,
- national ,
- natural law ,
- natural spring ,
- necessary ,
- nerve ,
- nookie ,
- nooky ,
- normal ,
- nucleus ,
- number ,
- nursing home ,
- nurture ,
- o'er ,
- occupy ,
- of the essence ,
- office ,
- offspring ,
- offstage ,
- old bag ,
- order ,
- organic structure ,
- organism ,
- orgasm ,
- orient ,
- origin ,
- outcome ,
- outdoor stage ,
- outer space ,
- outflow ,
- outlet ,
- outpouring ,
- outside ,
- overshadow ,
- paint ,
- paper ,
- parent ,
- passing ,
- patio ,
- patronage ,
- patronise ,
- patronize ,
- pattern ,
- payoff ,
- peak ,
- pelmet ,
- penetrate ,
- percentage point ,
- perfume ,
- period ,
- person ,
- personify ,
- pertain ,
- pes ,
- phantom ,
- piazza ,
- pick ,
- picture gallery ,
- piece of ass ,
- piece of tail ,
- pile ,
- piling ,
- pin ,
- pit ,
- pivot man ,
- place upright ,
- planetary house ,
- planning ,
- plate ,
- plaza ,
- plinth ,
- plump for ,
- plunk for ,
- plus ,
- pocketbook ,
- point in time ,
- point of view ,
- pointedness ,
- police ,
- police force ,
- poop ,
- pose ,
- position ,
- post ,
- pot ,
- potty ,
- power point ,
- practice of law ,
- precede ,
- precedence ,
- precedency ,
- precept ,
- predominate ,
- preface ,
- premiss ,
- prep ,
- preparedness ,
- prescript ,
- presentation ,
- presumption ,
- presumptuousness ,
- prevail ,
- primal ,
- prime ,
- primer ,
- primer coat ,
- priming ,
- priming coat ,
- privy ,
- proceeds ,
- procrastinate ,
- profound ,
- progeny ,
- property ,
- provision ,
- prow ,
- psyche ,
- psychiatric hospital ,
- public utility ,
- public utility company ,
- public-service corporation ,
- publication ,
- publish ,
- puke ,
- pump ,
- punk ,
- purport ,
- purse ,
- put ,
- put out ,
- put up ,
- quad ,
- quarter ,
- quest ,
- quibble ,
- rack ,
- railroad siding ,
- raise ,
- range ,
- rank ,
- rat ,
- rate ,
- rationale ,
- raw material ,
- readiness ,
- readying ,
- rear end ,
- rearward ,
- reason ,
- recession ,
- reenforcement ,
- refer ,
- regular ,
- regulation ,
- reign ,
- rein ,
- reinforcement ,
- relate ,
- release ,
- relentless ,
- remain firm ,
- repair ,
- reparation ,
- repoint ,
- report ,
- requirement ,
- requisite ,
- residence ,
- residence hall ,
- resist ,
- respite ,
- rest home ,
- result ,
- return ,
- revolutionary ,
- rise ,
- rise up ,
- rock 'n' roll ,
- rock and roll ,
- rock candy ,
- rock music ,
- rock'n'roll ,
- rock-and-roll ,
- roll in the hay ,
- roof ,
- rootage ,
- rootle ,
- rotter ,
- round ,
- rout ,
- rudimentary ,
- ruination ,
- ruining ,
- ruler ,
- run aground ,
- rung ,
- sack ,
- sales booth ,
- samara ,
- screw ,
- screwing ,
- scum bag ,
- secureness ,
- send ,
- send away ,
- service department ,
- service program ,
- set ,
- set up ,
- settle ,
- settle down ,
- severe ,
- sexual climax ,
- shade ,
- shade off ,
- shadower ,
- shag ,
- shake ,
- shank ,
- sharpen ,
- shillyshally ,
- shock ,
- shoes ,
- show ,
- shtup ,
- sidetrack ,
- sign ,
- sign of the zodiac ,
- signal ,
- signification ,
- sit ,
- sit down ,
- site ,
- situation ,
- skunk ,
- sleazy ,
- slow ,
- smash ,
- smell ,
- so-and-so ,
- soil ,
- solid ground ,
- solution ,
- somebody ,
- someone ,
- soulfulness ,
- soundbox ,
- source ,
- southern cross ,
- speculation ,
- spile ,
- spirit up ,
- sponge ,
- sport ,
- spot ,
- sprightliness ,
- spring ,
- spunk ,
- staff ,
- stage ,
- stalk ,
- stalling ,
- stanch ,
- stand up ,
- standpoint ,
- standstill ,
- staple fiber ,
- staple fibre ,
- star sign ,
- stark ,
- station ,
- staunch ,
- stave in ,
- stead ,
- steady down ,
- steer ,
- stem turn ,
- stick out ,
- stilt plover ,
- stiltbird ,
- stinker ,
- stinkpot ,
- stomach ,
- stooge ,
- stool ,
- stop ,
- storey ,
- story ,
- strand ,
- street corner ,
- strict ,
- stub ,
- student residence ,
- subject ,
- subject matter ,
- subscribe ,
- substantiate ,
- substantive ,
- substitute ,
- suffer ,
- suitcase ,
- sum ,
- summation ,
- supply ,
- supporting ,
- surmisal ,
- surmise ,
- sustain ,
- sustainment ,
- sustenance ,
- sway ,
- swivel ,
- tag ,
- tail assembly ,
- take ,
- take aback ,
- take root ,
- takings ,
- taper ,
- target ,
- tenderness ,
- terminate ,
- terminated ,
- terminus a quo ,
- terms ,
- terra firma ,
- terrasse ,
- textile ,
- theater ,
- theatre ,
- throne ,
- ticker ,
- tie-up ,
- tilt ,
- time out ,
- tin ,
- tin can ,
- tincture ,
- tinny ,
- tip ,
- toilet ,
- tolerate ,
- tombstone ,
- tonality ,
- tone ,
- tonic ,
- topic ,
- topographic point ,
- torso ,
- touch ,
- touch on ,
- tower ,
- trace ,
- track ,
- trading floor ,
- trail ,
- training ,
- tramp ,
- transit ,
- transition ,
- traveling bag ,
- travelling bag ,
- trigger ,
- true laurel ,
- trunk ,
- turnout ,
- udder ,
- ulterior ,
- ultra ,
- unappeasable ,
- undercoat ,
- underlying ,
- underpin ,
- underside ,
- undersurface ,
- unforgiving ,
- universe ,
- unrelenting ,
- unveiling ,
- upcountry ,
- upkeep ,
- upshot ,
- usefulness ,
- utility program ,
- utility-grade ,
- valance ,
- valance board ,
- vegetable marrow ,
- veranda ,
- verandah ,
- vestibule ,
- vestige ,
- vexation ,
- viewpoint ,
- wainscot ,
- warmheartedness ,
- warmness ,
- warping ,
- waste one's time ,
- water fountain ,
- watershed ,
- way ,
- way out ,
- weightage ,
- winder ,
- window dressing ,
- woodworking ,
- world ,
- worry ,
- wrecking ,
- write out ,
- yield .
- Footstone ,
- Gravamen ,
- Main Thing ,
- Underpinning ,
- al-Qa'ida ,
- al-Qaeda ,
- al-Qaida ,
- alkali ,
- anchor ,
- arse ,
- ass ,
- assumption ,
- axiom ,
- backside ,
- bag ,
- base of operations ,
- bedding ,
- bedrock ,
- behind ,
- being ,
- bench mark ,
- bottom ,
- bum ,
- buns ,
- butt ,
- buttocks ,
- can ,
- cardinal point ,
- chief thing ,
- climax ,
- concern ,
- core ,
- cornerstones ,
- creation ,
- crisis ,
- critical point ,
- crux ,
- derriere ,
- element ,
- essence ,
- essential ,
- fanny ,
- feature ,
- floor ,
- foot ,
- footing ,
- foundation garment ,
- foundation-stone ,
- founding ,
- fundamental ,
- fundamental principle ,
- gist ,
- ground ,
- grounding ,
- headstone ,
- heart ,
- high point ,
- hind end ,
- hindquarters ,
- home ,
- house ,
- important thing ,
- infrastructure ,
- initiation ,
- innovation ,
- instauration ,
- institution ,
- introduction ,
- issue ,
- keister ,
- kernel ,
- key ,
- key element ,
- keynote ,
- landmark ,
- law ,
- linchpin ,
- main ingredient ,
- main point ,
- mainspring ,
- mainstay ,
- marrow ,
- meat ,
- milestone ,
- nates ,
- nature ,
- necessity ,
- nub ,
- nucleotide ,
- origination ,
- over ,
- pedestal ,
- pillar ,
- pith ,
- pivot ,
- place ,
- point ,
- posterior ,
- prat ,
- preparation ,
- principle ,
- priority ,
- quiddity ,
- quintessence ,
- quoin ,
- radical ,
- radix ,
- real issue ,
- rear ,
- rock ,
- root ,
- root word ,
- rule ,
- rump ,
- seat ,
- shadow ,
- significance ,
- sill ,
- sine qua non ,
- soul ,
- spadework ,
- spirit ,
- stand ,
- staple ,
- stem ,
- stern ,
- stone ,
- substance ,
- substructure ,
- support ,
- supposition ,
- tail ,
- tail end ,
- theme ,
- tooshie ,
- turning point ,
- tush ,
- understructure ,
- warp .
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How to use "Cornerstone" in context?
It can be said that a cornerstone is the cornerstone of a building or a structure. It is something that is relied on for stability and strength, and it is often the first thing that is replaced if it becomes damaged. Depending on the construction, a cornerstone can also serve as a watertight seal for a trench or an opening.
Paraphrases for Cornerstone:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Independent
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
anchor, backbone, basis, bedrock, block, centerpiece, centrepiece, core, corner, crux, element, essence, fulcrum, fundamental, heart, lifeblood, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay, masterpiece, pillar, stone, touchstone, Underpinning, centre-piece.
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Noun, singular or mass
Holonyms for Cornerstone:
n.
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cognition
explanation.
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cognition
Hyponym for Cornerstone:
n.
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artifact
stone.
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cognition
assumption, supposal, supposition.
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artifact
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