Synonyms of cornerstones

cornerstones

noun

plural of cornerstone

as in foundations

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests

a concern for basic human rights was the cornerstone of the president's foreign policy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foundations
• bedrocks
• bases
• bases
• keystones
• grounds
• underpinnings
• roots
• warps
• footings
• premises
• focuses
• groundworks
• supports
• theories
• frameworks
• warp and woofs
• assumptions
• foci
• justifications
• infrastructures
• cores
• substructures
• centers
• beds
• shores
• backbones
• bottoms
• essences
• hearts
• presumptions
• kernels
• bulwarks
• mounts
• buttresses
• rationales
• warrants
• presuppositions
• props
• substrata
• theses
• anchorages
• touchstones
• braces
• stays
• premisses
• hubs
• nuclei
• suppositions
• seats
• nucleuses
• eyes
• souls
• quintessences