foundation

noun

How many syllables in foundation?

There are 3 syllables in the word foundation.

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Divide foundation into syllables:

foun · da · tion

How to pronounce foundation:

Definition of foundation:

foundation (noun):: the act of founding; the basis on which something is grounded.; the basic experience, idea, or attitude on which a way of life or belief is based

Synonyms for foundation:

base

basis

beginning

charity

cornerstone

corporation

creation

enterprise

establishment

foot

footing

foundation garment

founding

fundament

fundamental

grass roots

ground

grounding

groundwork

group

heart

initiation

innovation

instauration

institute

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Antonyms for foundation:

ancestor

appearance

auxiliary

being

concrete

death

denial

effect

end

ending

exterior

exteriority

face

fact

front

lock

outside

parent

periphery

question

reality

rejection

result

skin

superficies

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