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grounding

[groun-ding] / ˈgraʊn dɪŋ /
NOUN
background
Synonyms
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backdrop culture education environment history practice qualification tradition training upbringing
STRONG
accomplishments acquirement actions atmosphere attainment aura breeding capacity credentials cultivation deeds framework preparation rearing seasoning
Antonyms
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ignorance
WEAK
foreground
NOUN
cultivation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breeding improvement
STRONG
advancement civility civilization delicacy discernment discrimination enlightenment gentility learning letters manners polish progress refinement schooling taste
WEAK
aestheticism good taste refined taste
Antonyms
STRONG
coarseness crudeness decline ignorance retreat retrogression roughness rudeness
WEAK
destruction harm hurt neglect unsophistication
NOUN
culture
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civilization development folklore habit knowledge lifestyle society way of life
STRONG
convention customs ethnology mores
WEAK
arts and sciences folkways the arts
NOUN
instruction
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direction discipline guidance information lesson preparation schooling teaching training
STRONG
apprenticeship coaching drilling edification enlightenment tuition tutelage
WEAK
chalk talk
Antonyms
WEAK
question
NOUN
training
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coaching discipline drill education exercise guidance instruction practice schooling teaching workout
STRONG
background basics buildup cultivation domestication foundation groundwork indoctrination preliminaries principles readying seasoning sharpening tuition tune-up tutelage upbringing warmup
WEAK
chalk talk
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance neglect
STRONG
destruction

Example Sentences

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Even when I was resentful of being like, “I’m booked, and I can’t do this other thing that I want to do,” the show was so grounding.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

I couldn’t say—I’ve never been to Davos—but I can say this bread is a much-welcomed taste of grounding wholesomeness.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

"I'm starting from scratch with apprentices in this sector, unlike electricians where they have grounding at college for at least a year."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Aside from the risk of venturing into the strait at a time of high tension, a disorderly departure from the Gulf also risks causing collisions or grounding, Meade said.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

She now knows how to discipline without using a belt, and the value of grounding and time-outs.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times