Synonyms and Antonyms of underpinning
- the underpinnings of the theory have recently been called into question
base, basis, bedrock, bottom, cornerstone, footing, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, root, warp, warp and woof
anchorage, bed, brace, bulwark, buttress, framework, infrastructure, mount, prop, shore, stay, substratum, substructure, support
assumption, justification, premise (also premiss), presumption, presupposition, rationale, supposition, theory, thesis, warrant
backbone, center, core, cornerstone, eye, focus, heart, hub, kernel, keystone, nucleus, seat
- the underpinnings of the bridge were seriously damaged in the collision