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Definitions

ground

[ground] / graʊnd /
NOUN
earth, land
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dirt field landscape park sand soil terrain turf
STRONG
arena dust loam sod
WEAK
old sod real estate terra firma
Antonyms
WEAK
heavens sky
VERB
base, set; educate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
found prepare
STRONG
acquaint bottom coach discipline establish familiarize fit fix indoctrinate inform initiate instruct introduce predicate prime qualify rest settle stay teach train tutor
Antonyms
STRONG
close conceal confuse destroy end finish forget hide ignore learn leave move neglect unsettle
WEAK
free let go liberate
VERB
restrict; drop in place
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dock prevent strand
STRONG
bar beach down fell floor land level
WEAK
bring down knock down mow down
Antonyms
STRONG
build construct
WEAK
free let go liberate

Example Sentences

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That is, if you can even get off the ground.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Between her pastoral work and her activism on the ground, she wasn’t easy to track down.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

These influencers play to audiences largely made up of people who want to be seen atop the moral high ground without putting in the deliberative intellectual work to get there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The airman would have received training for a situation like this, and it would have involved turning his beacon signal on, getting to high ground, concealing himself and establishing communications.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Clare draped his cloak over his chest, then removed his monocle and placed it on the ground.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.