Cornerstone
Cornerstone noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.
Usage example: a concern for basic human rights was the cornerstone of the president's foreign policy
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Synonyms for Cornerstone
Substructure and cornerstone are semantically related in groundwork topic. In some cases you can use "Substructure" instead a noun "Cornerstone".
Substructure
Substructure noun - The basic structure or features of a system or organization.
Cornerstone and substructure are semantically related in basis topic. You can use "Cornerstone" instead a noun "Substructure", if it concerns topics such as groundwork, something that holds up structure.
Nearby Word: substruction
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Related pairs
- heart and cornerstone
- heart and substructure
- root and cornerstone
- root and substructure
- core and cornerstone
- core and substructure
- basis and cornerstone
- basis and substructure
- support and cornerstone
- support and substructure
- ground and cornerstone
- ground and substructure
- base and cornerstone
- base and substructure
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Substructure and Cornerstone. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cornerstone/substructure
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