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well-founded - 14 thesaurus results
Main Entry: well-founded
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: based on sound reasoning
Synonyms: factual, solid, based on hard data, based on hard facts, proven, rock-solid, substantiated
Main Entry: well-founded
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: based on sound reasoning
Synonyms: factual, solid, based on hard data, based on hard facts, proven, rock-solid, substantiated
Main Entry: stable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: constant, fixed; resistant
Synonyms: abiding, balanced, calm, deep-rooted, durable, enduring, equable, established, even, fast, firm, immutable, invariable, lasting, permanent, reliable, resolute, safe, secure, set, solid, sound, stalwart, stationary, staunch, steadfast, steady, stout, strong, sturdy, substantial, sure, together, tough, unalterable, unchangeable, uniform, unvarying, unwavering, well-founded, anchored, brick-wall, nailed, perdurable, poised, set in stone, solid as a rock, stabile, staying put, unfluctuating, well-built
Antonyms: inconstant, shaky, unstable, wobbly, unfixed
Main Entry: unquestionable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: definite; beyond doubt
Synonyms: absolute, accurate, authentic, bona fide*, certain, clear, cold, conclusive, dependable, downright, established, faultless, flat*, flawless, genuine, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, manifest, obvious, pat, patent, perfect, positive, real, reliable, self-evident, superior, sure, true, undeniable, undoubted, unequivocal, unimpeachable, unmistakable, veritable, well-founded, well-grounded, down pat, for certain, incontestable, no ifs ands or buts, sure-enough, undisputable
Antonyms: doubtful, indefinite, questionable, uncertain, unsure
Main Entry: strong
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: healthy, powerful
Synonyms: able, able-bodied, active, athletic, big, capable, durable, enduring, energetic, firm, fixed, forceful, forcible, hale, hardy, hearty, heavy, mighty, muscular, reinforced, robust, rugged, secure, sinewy, solid, sound, stable, stalwart, stark, staunch, steady, stout, strapping, sturdy, substantial, tenacious, tough, unyielding, vigorous, well-founded, well-made, hard as nails, heavy-duty, in fine feather, well-built
Antonyms: feeble, infirm, unhealthy, weak, unpowerful
Main Entry: just
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: accurate, precise
Synonyms: cogent, correct, exact, faithful, good, normal, proper, regular, right, sound, strict, true, veracious, well-founded, well-grounded, justified, undistorted, veridical
Antonyms: inaccurate, unjust, unjustified, wrong, imprecise
Main Entry: secure
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: certain, definite
Synonyms: able, absolute, assured, balanced, carefree, cinch, conclusive, confident, determined, easy, established, firm, hopeful, in the bag*, reliable, resolute, sanguine, self-assured, self-confident, settled, solid, sound, stable, steadfast, steady, strong, sure, sure thing*, tried and true, well-founded, at ease, locked on, nailed down, on ice, reassured, shoo-in, unanxious, undoubtful
Antonyms: indefinite, insecure, uncertain, undecided, unsure
Main Entry: strong
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: distinct, unmistakable
Synonyms: clear, clear-cut, cogent, compelling, convincing, effective, fast, firm, forceful, formidable, great, hard, influential, marked, mighty, overpowering, persuasive, potent, powerful, redoubtable, secure, sharp, sound, stiff, stimulating, telling, trenchant, urgent, weighty, well-founded, well-established
Antonyms: indistinct, obscure, vague, mistakable
Main Entry: good
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: authentic, real
Synonyms: bona fide, conforming, dependable, genuine, honest, kosher*, legitimate, loyal, orthodox, proper, regular, reliable, sound, strict, true, trustworthy, valid, well-founded, justified
Notes: using good as an adverb in place of well ("she dances real good," "he did good") is nonstandard usage - so, it would be best to say "she dances very well," "he did well"
well is an adverb to describe an activity; good is an adjective to describe a condition or state
Antonyms: fake, forged, unreal
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Main Entry: materiality
Part of Speech:
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Adjectives:
absolute, actual, afloat, bodily, corporal, corporeal, current, effective, existent, existing, extant, impersonal, in esse, in existence, material, materialistic, neuter, not potential, objective, on foot, ontic, palpable, physical, ponderable, positive, prevalent, real, self-existent, self-existing, sensible, somatic, somatoscopic, substantial, substantive, tangible, true, under the sun, undestroyed, unideal, unimagined, unspiritual, well-founded
Main Entry: rationale
Part of Speech: noun
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Adjectives:
Aristotelian, analytical, argumentative, attributable, attributed, automorphic, biconditional, cogent, cognitive, coherent, controversial, controvertible, cumulative, cut-and-dried, debatable, definitive, derivable from, dialectic, dianoetic, didactic, discursive, discursory, disputatious, due to, epistemic, esemplastic, eudemonistic, facultative, forensic, hebamic, implausible, irrelevant, logical, lucid, moot, noetic, owing to, paralogic, perspicacious, perspicuous, polemical, putative, rational, rationalistic, reasoning, referable, referrible, relevant, specious, synthetic, tenable, thought-out, unilateral, viable, watertight, well-founded, well-grounded, well-taken
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