Synonyms for footing
ˈfʊt ɪŋfoot·ing

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1. footing

   Synonyms:
   standing, status, condition, foundation, foothold

   Antonyms:
   dislodgment, ousting

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1. footing, termsnoun

   status with respect to the relations between people or groups

   "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing"

   Synonyms:
   damage, terms, ground, price, foothold, basis

2. footing, basis, groundnoun

   a relation that provides the foundation for something

   "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

   Synonyms:
   foundation, ground, terms, primer, background, base, undercoat, basis, solid ground, dry land, groundwork, primer coat, land, priming, soil, reason, flat coat, priming coat, fundament, cornerstone, earth, terra firma, foothold

3. foothold, footingnoun

   a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

   Synonyms:
   terms, beachhead, bridgehead, ground, foothold, basis

Matched Categories

1. • Foundation
   • Status
   • Support

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1. footingnoun

   Synonyms:
   foothold

2. footingnoun

   Synonyms:
   basis, foundation, ground-work

3. footingnoun

   Synonyms:
   rank, standing, grade, state, status, condition

4. footingnoun

   Synonyms:
   settlement, establishment, stable position

5. footingnoun

   Synonyms:
   sum total (of a column of figures)

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1. footingnoun

   Synonyms:
   foothold, rank, status, standing, grade, amount, total, tread, step

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1. List of paraphrases for "footing":

   foot, basis, piano, foundation, base

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1. Steve Halloran:

   We have to look at the historic surroundings of when the Constitution was drafted in Philadelphia in 1787 and understand full well what the Founding Fathers had in mind for the states to have equal footing with the Congress in proposing amendments.

2. Donald Trump:

   We are starting off on a new footing -- I really think we have a very good chance of doing something very meaningful. A lot of very good things have happened, i really think he wants to do something and bring the country into the real world.

3. Kamala Harris:

   We had over 200 years of slavery, we had Jim Crow for almost a century. We had legalized discrimination, segregation and now we have segregation and discrimination that is not legal but still exists and is a barrier to progress. We have disparities around housing. We have disparities around education. We have disparities around income. And we have to recognize that everybody did not start out on an equal footing in this country. And in particular black people have not.

4. Van Horn:

   They will have a much lower cost structure overall, which will clearly help the bottom line, nobody can predict what's going to happen, but they should be on firm footing for at least two or three years.

5. Nicky Morgan:

   This would be an important step in giving female sporting talent the coverage they deserve and putting men's and women's sport on an equal footing at last.