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grounding

[groun-ding] / ˈgraʊn dɪŋ /
NOUN
background
Synonyms
STRONGEST
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
STRONGEST
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
Synonyms
STRONGEST
civilization development folklore habit knowledge lifestyle society way of life
STRONG
convention customs ethnology mores
WEAK
arts and sciences folkways the arts
NOUN
instruction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
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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This same cohort witnessed and participated in the growing power of corporations in the 1980s and beyond, so “Mad Men” provided a grounding context on the power of brands built around individual stories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Life has also provided grounding and a wider lens.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Singh did not rule out the possibility of grounding part of his fleet if oil prices continue to soar.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

It was looked on as good grounding and experience for managers who would go on to get jobs in our top division.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

The Pacific Ocean was a body of water surrounded on all sides by elephantiasis and other dread diseases to which, if he ever displeased Colonel Cathcart by grounding Yossarian, he might suddenly find himself transferred.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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