ROOTS Synonyms: 155 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of root

as in sources

a point or place at which something is invented or provided he insists that insecurity is the root of all jealousy

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as in origins

the source from which something grows or develops one would need to go back at least several hundred years to find the root of the entrenched hostility between the neighboring nations

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as in foundations

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests an implicit trust in the wisdom of the people is the root of democracy

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as in essences

the central part or aspect of something under consideration at root, it's a question of the proper limits, if any, of free speech

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roots

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verb

present tense third-person singular of root

as in lodges

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter rooted the post securely in the dirt

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The Sky Axe may have spoken, to those who knew its origins, of distant horizons; and now, thanks to the young woman who found it, the skies of the American Midwest are part of its story, too.

Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Cena credits the origins of this signature phrase and gesture to a moment of sibling fun.

Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

Definition of origins

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