ground
noun [C usually plural] (CAUSE) /ɡraʊnd/Definition
C2 a reason, cause, or argument: She is suing the company on grounds of unfair dismissal. Do you have any ground for suspecting them? [+ to infinitive] We have grounds to believe that you have been lying to us. [+ that] He refused to answer on the grounds that she was unfairly dismissed.Motives and reasons
(Definition of ground noun (CAUSE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- cause noun (REASON)
- drive noun (POWER)
- first principles noun
- hidden agenda noun
- impulse noun (REASON)
- in the name of sth idiom
- inclination noun (FEELING)
- justification noun
- mainspring noun
- motivation noun (ENTHUSIASM)
- motivation noun (REASON)
- motive noun
- object noun (CAUSE)
- peg noun (HOOK)
- rationale noun
- reason noun (EXPLANATION)
- should modal verb (REASON)
- wherefores noun
- why noun
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