Backbone and Foundation

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Backbone

Backbone noun - A column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal.

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Foundation is a synonym for backbone in mainstay topic. In some cases you can use "Foundation" instead a noun "Backbone", when it comes to topics like spinal column of vertebrate.

Nearby Word: backboned

Foundation

Foundation noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

Usage example: she had a good enough foundation in math to pursue an economics degree

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Synonyms for Foundation

Backbone is a synonym for foundation. You can use "Backbone" instead a noun "Foundation".

Nearby Words: founder, founded, founding, foundationer

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good	good backbone	good foundation
heavy	heavy backbone	heavy foundation
strong	strong backbone	strong foundation
actual	actual backbone	actual foundation
Other adjectives: intellectual, entire, real, main, moral, hidden, technological, stronger.

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