built on
Using as foundation
Built on indicates a foundation—literal or figurative—that something rests upon or develops from.
A house is built on bedrock or sand.
A relationship is built on trust.
A career may be built on connections rather than talent.
The phrase suggests that what follows is the essential base supporting everything above it.
- based onHaving as source
- constructedBuilt or assembled
- derivedObtained from a source
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- solid groundStable surface beneath
cornerstone · groundwork · underpinning · firm footing · anchored · platform · axiom · bedrock · rock solid · originate · premise · assumption · first principles · paradigm · set in stone · erected · stacked · raised
- based on somethingadaptation, remake, reboot, sequel, prequel
built onfrom scratch
Starting with nothing prepared
from the ground up · originated · invented · de novo · pioneered
built ontorn down
demolished · razed · dismantled · destroyed · knocked down
build, building, built, builder, rebuild, rebuilt, rebuilding, build on, builders