Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bedrock

2 senses of bedrock

Sense 1
bedrock -- (solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil)
       => rock, stone -- (a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me")

Sense 2
fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock -- (principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics")
       => principle -- (a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy")