Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-grounded

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
well--ground-ed
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a person: having extensive knowledge of a subject.

adj

Of an argument, etc.: based on good judgment and solid reasoning.

Inflected Forms

better-grounded (comparative) more well-grounded (comparative) best-grounded (superlative) most well-grounded (superlative)

Phrases

eyes on the ground facts on the ground ground truth

Frequently Paired Words

eyes on the ground facts on the ground grounding ground truth foundation founding

Synonyms

groundly well-founded on solid ground reasoned sound

Antonyms

ill-grounded ill-founded groundless baseless flimsy unjustified

Questions

What does well-grounded mean?
Of a person: having extensive knowledge of a subject.

How to pronounce well-grounded

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