We found 10 dictionaries that define the word underpinnings:

General (7 matching dictionaries)

1. underpinnings: Merriam-Webster
2. underpinnings: Collins English Dictionary
3. Underpinnings, underpinnings: Wordnik
4. underpinnings: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
5. underpinnings: Wiktionary
6. underpinnings: Dictionary.com
7. underpinnings: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)

8. underpinnings: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

9. underpinnings: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

10. underpinnings: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Opposite: superstructure, top layer, surface, exterior Types: foundation, base, basement, footing, piling, substructure, more... Phrases: theoretical underpinnings, theoretical underpinnings of a notion, more... Adjectives: theoretical, philosophical, ideological, conceptual, economic, biological, intellectual, psychological, cultural, political, moral ▸ Words similar to underpinnings ▸ Usage examples for underpinnings ▸ Idioms related to underpinnings ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Words that often appear near underpinnings ▸ Rhymes of underpinnings ▸ Invented words related to underpinnings