Definition for Underpinning:

• A foundation wall or support.

Synonyms for Underpinning:

• adj.

  •supporting (adjective)
  • Propping,
  • supporting,
  • upholding.

• n.

  •
  • priority,
  • key,
  • element,
  • feature,
  • concern,
  • staple,
  • burning issue/question,
  • essence,
  • core.
  •
  • rafter,
  • stanchion,
  • frame,
  • joist,
  • framework,
  • gantry,
  • scaffold,
  • stay.
  •
  • over,
  • seat,
  • bed,
  • bottom.
  •base (noun)
  • under pinning,
  • sub-structures,
  • sub structure,
  • sub-structure,
  • chief constituents,
  • under-pinning,
  • important parts,
  • sub structures,
  • primary elements.
  •basis (noun)
  • support,
  • supporting structure.
  •column (noun)
  • up right,
  • up rights,
  • stelai,
  • up-rights,
  • up-right.
  •footing (noun)
  • under-structures,
  • under structures,
  • resting places,
  • under-structure,
  • understructures,
  • under structure.
  •foundation (noun)
  • nittygritty,
  • nuts bolts.
  •grounds (noun)
  • straight stuffs,
  • pre texts,
  • in-formations,
  • pre text,
  • pre-texts,
  • in-formation,
  • whyfors,
  • infos,
  • pre-text,
  • chapter verse,
  • in formations.
  •pillar (noun)
  • column.
  •root (noun)
  • sub stance,
  • sub-stance,
  • be ginning,
  • starting points,
  • be-ginning,
  • radicles,
  • sub stances,
  • sub-stances.
  •support (noun)
  • backing,
  • bolster,
  • prop,
  • hinge,
  • crutch.
  •supporting structure (noun)
  • reinforcement.

• v.

  •supporting (verb)
  • Bolstering,
  • buttressing,
  • Hinging.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • leg.
  •
  • brace,
  • groundwork.

Paraphrases for Underpinning:

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Foundations, Bases.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    basis, foundation, backing, base, pillar, rationale, grounding, groundwork, footing, ground, justification, substantiation, background, mainstay, linchpin.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    underlining, underscoring, Pertaining, Sustaining, Guaranteeing, Consolidating, substantiating, deepening, pervading, subsidising, precipitating, strengthening, Facilitating, Bolstering, surrounding, Furthering, Promoting, Constituting, assuring, ensuring, guiding, upholding, demonstrating, complementing, Indicating, main, permeating, informing, Comprising, deriving, reporting, Enhancing, urging, Suggesting, building, tightening, Affirming, regulating, Endorsing, Securing, sponsoring, documenting, intensifying, defending, Arising, Supplementing, driving, Maintaining, overlying, arguing, Boosting, Assisting, contending, Attesting, preserving, governing, Favouring, Justifying, reflecting, Aiding, overriding, posing, appearing, insisting, Advocating, Relating, Relying, Alleging, connecting, Amounting, sitting, Stepping, Submitting, complete, asserting, Stemming, bearing, holding, drawing, Staying, Attaching, saying, favoring, showing, docking, Stating, Basing, Forming, covering, Claiming, underlying, Carrying, backing, support, base, grounding.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    underlying.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    underlying, cornerstone, support, bedrock, backbone.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    reinforcing.

Underpinning Sentence Examples:

• I must say that Burns held up his end fairly well, because I knew just where to place his underpinning to make it support my magnificent prose.

• The trouble began at the underpinning.