All grounds synonyms

noun grounds

• basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
• habitat — the natural environment of an organism; place that is natural for the life and growth of an organism: a tropical habitat.
• terrain — a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
• sphere — Geometry. a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 . the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
• terrace — a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
• campus — A campus is an area of land that contains the main buildings of a university or college.
• realm — a royal domain; kingdom: the realm of England.
• zone — any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established: The decisions were formulated in a zone of uncertainty. The temperature lies outside the danger zone.
• area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
• lot — lot (def 14).
• territory — any tract of land; region or district.
• holding — an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip: Take hold. Do you have a hold on the rope?
• premises — Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
• spot — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
• acreage — Acreage is a large area of farm land.
• tract — a brief treatise or pamphlet for general distribution, usually on a religious or political topic.
• land — Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
• district — a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
• country — A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land.
• property — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
• fields — an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
• gardens — a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
• groundwork — foundation or basis: He laid the groundwork for an international conference.
• argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
• motive — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
• wherefore — Archaic. for what? why?
• infrastructure — the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
• pretext — something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; an ostensible reason; excuse: The leaders used the insults as a pretext to declare war.
• demonstration — A demonstration is a march or gathering which people take part in to show their opposition to something or their support for something.
• information — knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.
• underpinning — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
• footing — the basis or foundation on which anything is established.
• call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
• bedrock — The bedrock of something is the principles, ideas, or facts on which it is based.
• factor — Christmas factor.
• test — Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.
• cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
• inducement — the act of inducing.
• foundation — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
• justification — a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
• dope — any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
• substratum — something that is spread or laid under something else; a stratum or layer lying under another.
• reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
• base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
• rationale — the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
• seat — something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
• why — for what? for what reason, cause, or purpose?: Why did you behave so badly?
• antecedent — An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
• account — If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
• goods — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.