grounds

NOUN

estate, domain

Synonyms

STRONG

acreage area campus country district environs fields gardens habitat holding land lot premises property realm sphere spot terrace terrain territory tract zone

WEAK

real estate

Antonyms

STRONG

sky

NOUN

basis, premise

Synonyms

STRONG

account antecedent argument base bedrock call cause demonstration determinant dope evidence excuse factor footing foundation goods groundwork inducement info information infrastructure justification motive numbers occasion pretext proof rationale reason root seat substratum test testimony trial underpinning wherefore why

WEAK

chapter and verse straight stuff whyfor

Antonyms

STRONG

annex discouragement hindrance

NOUN

sediment

Synonyms

STRONG

deposit dregs grouts leavings lees precipitate precipitation residue settlings

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Fifa ruled Belgium's request for an explanation of Balogun's suspended red card "inadmissible," meaning it had no grounds to appeal.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

"They know where the species congregate and where the nursery grounds are."

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

The couple had sought to have their cases dismissed on grounds that blocking the funding violated the US Constitution's right to counsel of one's choice.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

The Turners were ordered by a Los Angeles County judge to enroll their children in a conventional school on grounds that the parents did not have adequate teaching credentials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

When they lived in New Jersey, there had been a local fair in the grounds behind a church that Pili had taken Danny to.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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