All groundwork synonyms

noun groundwork

• basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
• preparation — a proceeding, measure, or provision by which one prepares for something: preparations for a journey.
• origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
• foundation — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
• footing — the basis or foundation on which anything is established.
• infrastructure — the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
• substratum — something that is spread or laid under something else; a stratum or layer lying under another.
• base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
• bedrock — The bedrock of something is the principles, ideas, or facts on which it is based.
• background — Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status, or the type of work experience that you have.
• root — Elihu [el-uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912.
• cornerstone — The cornerstone of something is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or truth depends.
• ground — the act of grinding.
• understructure — a structure serving as a support; a base or foundation: The building has a strong understructure.
• preliminaries — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
• fundamentals — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
• underpinning — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.