Definition for Keystone:

• The uppermost and completing stone of an arch.

Synonyms for Keystone:

• n.

  •
  • essence,
  • feature,
  • staple,
  • burning issue/question,
  • concern,
  • priority,
  • core,
  • element.
  •
  • gantry,
  • joist,
  • scaffold,
  • stanchion,
  • buttress,
  • rafter,
  • frame,
  • framework.
  •base (noun)
  • headstone,
  • principle,
  • mainstay,
  • foundation,
  • root,
  • crown.
  •basis (noun)
  • ex planations,
  • sub-strata,
  • infra-structures,
  • pre mise,
  • sub-stratums,
  • under pinning,
  • ex planation,
  • ex-planations,
  • pre-mise,
  • sub stratum,
  • pre supposition,
  • pre-suppositions,
  • pre mises,
  • sub stratums,
  • infra structure,
  • infra structures,
  • pre-supposition,
  • chief ingredients,
  • sub strata,
  • ex-planation,
  • pre-mises,
  • pre suppositions,
  • sub-stratum,
  • under-pinning,
  • principal elements.
  •buttress (noun)
  • prop,
  • brace.
  •cornerstone (noun)
  • mainsprings,
  • key element,
  • linchpins,
  • mainspring,
  • main ingredient,
  • linchpin.
  •headstone (noun)
  • head stone.
  •keynote (noun)
  • sub-stance,
  • basic ideas,
  • sub-stances,
  • sub stances,
  • sub stance.
  •rule (noun)
  • de cree,
  • nono's,
  • de-crees,
  • chapter verse,
  • the books,
  • pre cept,
  • nono,
  • no nos,
  • no no's,
  • pre-cept,
  • de crees,
  • de-cree,
  • decretions,
  • the number,
  • brocards.
  •second base (noun)
  • second bag,
  • keystone sack.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • fulfillment,
  • tombstone,
  • execution,
  • landmark,
  • arcature,
  • heart,
  • superstructure,
  • point,
  • pillar,
  • climax,
  • pro and con,
  • prominent part,
  • cay,
  • culmination,
  • key fruit,
  • coign,
  • topping,
  • Primum Mobile,
  • reason,
  • apse,
  • igloo,
  • skewback,
  • establishment,
  • reinforcement,
  • device,
  • Main Thing,
  • cardinal point,
  • frieze,
  • crux,
  • cupola,
  • anchorman,
  • Arriere Pensee,
  • turning point,
  • pivot,
  • spine,
  • arched roof,
  • foot,
  • arcade,
  • essential,
  • arch,
  • moxie,
  • screw wrench,
  • end,
  • guts,
  • crisis,
  • gumption,
  • crowning touch,
  • denouement,
  • axiom,
  • tonality,
  • kernel,
  • gravestone,
  • real issue,
  • main point,
  • camber,
  • necessity,
  • back,
  • bench mark,
  • warp,
  • reason why,
  • nub,
  • result,
  • quoin,
  • groundwork,
  • completion,
  • columella,
  • law,
  • Gravamen,
  • vaulting,
  • catastrophe,
  • cove,
  • ground tackle,
  • terminus,
  • stone,
  • meat,
  • backbone,
  • span,
  • anchorperson,
  • institution,
  • despatch,
  • screw key,
  • nucleus,
  • sine qua non,
  • milestone,
  • vault,
  • paint,
  • important thing,
  • performance,
  • winder,
  • issue,
  • Concameration,
  • forelock,
  • grit,
  • voussoir,
  • anchor,
  • finish,
  • lynchpin,
  • finale,
  • upshot,
  • axis,
  • important part,
  • ne plus ultra,
  • samara,
  • achievement,
  • axle,
  • essential part,
  • pith,
  • sum and substance,
  • call,
  • conclusion,
  • bedrock,
  • consummation,
  • winding up,
  • Underpinning,
  • coping stone,
  • chief thing,
  • dispatch,
  • creation,
  • Footstone,
  • salt,
  • sand,
  • geodesic dome,
  • close,
  • gist,
  • principal part,
  • dome,
  • footing,
  • clef,
  • intention,
  • finishing touch,
  • ground,
  • fait accompli,
  • base,
  • key,
  • axletree,
  • trump card,
  • critical point,
  • archway,
  • high point,
  • bottom,
  • ogive,
  • substance,
  • spanner,
  • arrival,
  • concha,
  • missing link,
  • accomplishment,
  • rachis.

Paraphrases for Keystone:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    lynchpin.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    touchstone, mainstay, milestone, basis, foundation.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    backbone, centrepiece, bedrock, centerpiece, geometry, stone.

Keystone Sentence Examples:

• 92 the first thing that strikes us is the absence of a keystone to the vault.

• Already several exquisite, lonely bits of water, gem - set among the eternal peaks, mirrors for cloud and soaring eagle, a glass for the moon as keystone to the towering arch of stars, had been irrevocably labelled.