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Synonyms for base
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
base
A brutish man simply follows his animal instincts, without special inclination to do harm; the brutal have always a spirit of malice and cruelty. Brute has no special character, except as indicating what a brute might possess; much the same is true of animal, except that animal leans more to the side of sensuality, brute to that of force, as appears in the familiar phrase "brute force." Hunger is an animal appetite; a brute impulse suddenly prompts one to strike a blow in anger. Bestial, in modern usage, implies an intensified and degrading animalism. Any supremacy of the animal or brute instincts over the intellectual and spiritual in man is base and vile. Beastly refers largely to the outward and visible consequences of excess; as, beastly drunkenness. Compare ANIMAL.
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animal, beastly, bestial, brutal, brute, brutish, carnal, coarse, ignorant, imbruted, insensible, lascivious, sensual, sottish, stolid, stupid, swinish, unintellectual, unspiritual, vileAntonyms:
elevated, enlightened, exalted, grand, great, humane, intellectual, intelligent, noble, refined
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Princeton's WordNet
base, base of operationsnoun
installation from which a military force initiates operations
"the attack wiped out our forward bases"
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foundation, foot, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, radical, alkali, basis, home, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, root, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, floor, fundament, cornerstone, stem, root word, nucleotideAntonyms:
incidental, noble, echt, legitimate, right, genuine, superior, incidentfoundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructurenoun
lowest support of a structure
"it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
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metrical unit, bottom, foundation garment, founding, tail, groundwork, pes, al-Qaida, instauration, butt, pedestal, substructure, posterior, rear end, infantry, introduction, can, ft, nates, al-Qaeda, theme, basis, innovation, fundament, invertebrate foot, nucleotide, foundation, buttocks, prat, radical, root, animal foot, floor, stern, metrical foot, seat, foot, backside, bum, tooshie, grounding, buns, arse, institution, hindquarters, tail end, behind, origination, understructure, alkali, cornerstone, hind end, derriere, rump, ass, home, keister, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, rear, fanny, human foot, infrastructure, tush, initiation, al-Qa'ida, creation, bagAntonyms:
noble, echt, genuine, right, incidental, incident, legitimate, superiorbase, bagnoun
a place that the runner must touch before scoring
"he scrambled to get back to the bag"
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al-Qaeda, bagful, groundwork, al-Qaida, pedestal, substructure, traveling bag, theme, basis, grip, fundament, suitcase, nucleotide, travelling bag, radical, root, floor, cup of tea, foundation, old bag, foot, udder, understructure, alkali, cornerstone, home, purse, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, pocketbook, handbag, infrastructure, al-Qa'ida, dish, bagAntonyms:
legitimate, right, superior, genuine, incidental, incident, noble, echtbasenoun
the bottom or lowest part
"the base of the mountain"
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foundation, foot, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, radical, alkali, basis, home, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, root, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, floor, fundament, cornerstone, stem, root word, nucleotideAntonyms:
incident, superior, genuine, noble, incidental, echt, right, legitimatebasenoun
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
"the base of the skull"
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foundation, foot, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, radical, alkali, basis, home, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, root, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, floor, fundament, cornerstone, stem, root word, nucleotideAntonyms:
superior, genuine, noble, incidental, incident, echt, right, legitimatefloor, basenoun
a lower limit
"the government established a wage floor"
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foundation, foot, alkali, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, flooring, radical, basis, trading floor, home, storey, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, story, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, root, fundament, floor, stem, level, root word, cornerstone, nucleotideAntonyms:
superior, noble, incident, legitimate, echt, genuine, right, incidentalbasis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstonenoun
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
"the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
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bottom, foundation garment, founding, tail, groundwork, al-Qaida, instauration, butt, pedestal, substructure, posterior, rear end, introduction, can, nates, al-Qaeda, theme, stern, basis, innovation, fundament, nucleotide, foundation, buttocks, prat, radical, root, floor, ground, seat, backside, bum, tooshie, grounding, buns, arse, foot, hindquarters, footing, tail end, behind, origination, understructure, alkali, cornerstone, hind end, derriere, rump, ass, home, keister, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, rear, fanny, infrastructure, tush, institution, initiation, al-Qa'ida, creation, bagAntonyms:
genuine, incidental, echt, right, noble, incident, superior, legitimatebase, pedestal, standnoun
a support or foundation
"the base of the lamp"
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standstill, al-Qaeda, sales booth, groundwork, al-Qaida, pedestal, rack, point of view, theme, basis, fundament, standpoint, nucleotide, foundation, viewpoint, radical, root, floor, footstall, substructure, foot, understructure, alkali, cornerstone, stall, outdoor stage, bandstand, home, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, tie-up, infrastructure, plinth, al-Qa'ida, bagAntonyms:
right, echt, legitimate, genuine, superior, noble, incidental, incidentnucleotide, basenoun
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
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foundation, foot, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, radical, alkali, basis, home, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, root, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, floor, fundament, cornerstone, stem, root word, nucleotideAntonyms:
legitimate, superior, genuine, incidental, noble, echt, incident, rightbase, alkalinoun
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
"bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"
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foundation, foot, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, radical, alkali, basis, home, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, root, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, floor, fundament, cornerstone, stem, root word, nucleotideAntonyms:
noble, legitimate, incidental, echt, right, superior, incident, genuinebasenoun
the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
"the base of the triangle"
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foundation, foot, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, radical, alkali, basis, home, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, root, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, floor, fundament, cornerstone, stem, root word, nucleotideAntonyms:
genuine, legitimate, superior, right, noble, echt, incidental, incidentbasis, basenoun
the most important or necessary part of something
"the basis of this drink is orange juice"
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foundation, foot, ground, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, radical, alkali, basis, home, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, footing, root, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, fundament, floor, stem, root word, cornerstone, nucleotideAntonyms:
echt, genuine, incident, superior, noble, incidental, right, legitimatebase, radixnoun
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
"10 is the radix of the decimal system"
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foundation, foot, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, radical, alkali, basis, home, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, root, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, floor, fundament, cornerstone, stem, root word, nucleotideAntonyms:
echt, right, noble, legitimate, superior, incident, incidental, genuinebase, homenoun
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
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al-Qaeda, bag, domicile, groundwork, al-Qaida, place, pedestal, substructure, house, theme, plate, basis, fundament, nucleotide, foundation, radical, root, home base, floor, household, habitation, family, nursing home, foot, abode, understructure, alkali, cornerstone, home plate, home, rest home, menage, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, infrastructure, dwelling house, al-Qa'ida, dwellingAntonyms:
right, noble, legitimate, genuine, incidental, echt, incident, superioral-Qaeda, Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, al-Qaida, Basenoun
a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries
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foundation, foot, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, substructure, theme, base of operations, radical, alkali, basis, home, groundwork, al-Qa'ida, understructure, root, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, floor, fundament, cornerstone, stem, root word, nucleotideAntonyms:
right, incidental, superior, echt, incident, legitimate, noble, genuineroot, root word, base, stem, theme, radicalnoun
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
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al-Qaeda, idea, groundwork, al-Qaida, ascendent, substructure, composition, paper, fundament, motif, prow, theme, ascendant, basis, group, understructure, shank, stalk, nucleotide, report, foundation, etymon, radical, root, subject, floor, bow, fore, topic, free radical, melodic theme, source, ancestor, foot, antecedent, musical theme, infrastructure, alkali, cornerstone, origin, pedestal, home, rootage, tooth root, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, stem turn, solution, beginning, chemical group, al-Qa'ida, bagAntonyms:
noble, legitimate, incidental, superior, incident, genuine, right, echtinfrastructure, basenoun
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
"the industrial base of Japan"
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foundation, foot, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, radical, alkali, basis, home, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, root, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, floor, fundament, cornerstone, stem, root word, nucleotideAntonyms:
legitimate, superior, echt, incident, right, noble, genuine, incidentalbasenoun
the principal ingredient of a mixture
"glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"; "he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"; "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base"
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foundation, foot, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, radical, alkali, basis, home, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, root, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, floor, fundament, cornerstone, stem, root word, nucleotideAntonyms:
noble, superior, legitimate, incident, right, echt, incidental, genuinebasenoun
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
"a tub should sit on its own base"
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foundation, foot, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, radical, alkali, basis, home, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, root, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, floor, fundament, cornerstone, stem, root word, nucleotideAntonyms:
noble, genuine, right, legitimate, incidental, superior, echt, incidentbaseadjective
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
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foundation, foot, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, radical, alkali, basis, home, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, root, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, floor, fundament, cornerstone, stem, root word, nucleotideAntonyms:
right, incidental, genuine, noble, echt, incident, superior, legitimatebasal, baseadjective
serving as or forming a base
"the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
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baseborn, meanspirited, basal, immoral, lowly, mean, radical, humble, primaryAntonyms:
noble, incident, incidental, echt, legitimate, superior, genuine, rightbase, baseborn, humble, lowlyadjective
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
"baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
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junior-grade, mean, basal, subaltern, humble, lowly, modest, menial, meanspirited, low, lower-ranking, secondary, small, immoral, baseborn, petty(a)Antonyms:
right, incident, superior, genuine, incidental, noble, legitimate, echtbaseadjective
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
"base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
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meanspirited, lowly, humble, baseborn, basal, mean, immoralAntonyms:
legitimate, incident, right, echt, noble, genuine, superior, incidentalbase, immoraladjective
not adhering to ethical or moral principles
"base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"
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baseborn, meanspirited, basal, immoral, lowly, mean, humbleAntonyms:
incidental, legitimate, genuine, echt, noble, right, incident, superiorbase, mean, meanspiritedadjective
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
"that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
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hateful, tight, mingy, basal, ungenerous, mean(a), humble, lowly, average, baseborn, meanspirited, mean, bastardly, beggarly, immoral, miserlyAntonyms:
echt, incidental, noble, genuine, superior, right, incident, legitimatebase, basebornadjective
illegitimate
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baseborn, meanspirited, basal, immoral, lowly, mean, humbleAntonyms:
incident, echt, genuine, right, noble, incidental, legitimate, superiorbaseverb
debased; not genuine
"an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"
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meanspirited, lowly, humble, baseborn, basal, mean, immoralAntonyms:
noble, echt, incidental, incident, right, superior, legitimate, genuineestablish, base, ground, foundverb
use as a basis for; found on
"base a claim on some observation"
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demonstrate, ground, set up, install, strand, found, institute, instal, launch, build, prove, free-base, give, run aground, plant, shew, undercoat, lay down, establish, prime, anchor, make, show, constituteAntonyms:
superior, incident, right, incidental, echt, genuine, noble, legitimatebaseverb
situate as a center of operations
"we will base this project in the new lab"
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free-base, found, establish, groundAntonyms:
echt, incident, genuine, incidental, superior, legitimate, noble, rightfree-base, baseverb
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
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free-base, establish, found, groundAntonyms:
incident, noble, legitimate, genuine, echt, incidental, right, superior
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
baseadjective
Synonyms:
ignoble, plebeian, vulgar, untitled, nameless, unhonored, base-born, of low birthbaseadjective
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vile, low, mean, despicable, contemptible, beggarly, abject, grovelling, sordid, servile, slavish, menial, sorry, worthless, pitiful, low-minded, rascallybaseadjective
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shameful, disreputable, disgraceful, discreditable, dishonorable, scandalous, infamousbasenoun
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basis, foundation, ground, groundwork, lowest partbasenoun
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(Surveying.) base-linebasenoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
baseadjective
Synonyms:
debased, impure, spurious, alloyed, counterfeit, low-minded, unworthy, ignoble, mean, servile, groveling, despicable, discreditable, disgraceful, venal, plebeian, obscure, untitled, unhonoredbasenoun
Synonyms:
basis, bottom, foundation, groundwork, pedestal, plinth
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "base":
basis, basic, bases, core, based, foundation, al-qaeda, qaeda, reference, baseline, plate, background, kei, rule, baze, database, foundations, alqaeda, grass-roots, footing, al-qaida, benchmark, groundwork, grassroots
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How to use base in a sentence?
Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince:
...it is a base thing to look to others for your defense instead of depending upon yourself. That defense alone is effectual, sure, and durable which depends upon yourself and your own valor.
Moving into 2016, crude imports are expected to pick up with the commissioning of a few major SPRs, though overall growth could ease to 5 percent from a stronger base amidst softer growth pace in crude runs.
Of course your base pay is not the main driver, it is equity and you join a start-up because you think it will do well.
I think there's going to be a much better financial base for me than there was last time, that's already evident by the early indications that we have. That was a real part of the struggle before.
The electronics exports has fallen despite a very supportive base from last year. That suggests that to an extent the global impact is starting to come to Singapore now, especially what we are seeing in China.
Translations for base
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- basisAfrikaans
- قاعدة, مركز, أساس, فاسق, شائع, منخفض, يستند إلى, يبنى على, دنيءArabic
- основа, база, фундамент, старт, долнокачествен, основавам се, подъл, неблагороден, неморален, низък, базирам сеBulgarian
- seu, base, principi, fonament, caserna, basament, innoble, baix, indigne, vil, basar, immoral, abjecte, vulgarCatalan, Valencian
- základ, báze, patka, pikola, zásada, meta, kořen, základnaCzech
- Base, Basis, Grundlage, Kaserne, basierenGerman
- βάση, θεμέλιο, μάνα, έδρα, αγενής, βασίζω, ταπεινός, ποταπός, ευτελής, εδρεύωGreek
- baziEsperanto
- base, sede, bajo, basarSpanish
- aste, alus, baas, alguspunkt, põhi, kodu, peakorter, lähtumaEstonian
- پایه, اساس, پایگاه, پایَه, ستاد, بُنیاد, مبنا, پِی, بُن, قاعده, باز, ریشه, شالودَه, پایهگذاری, پَست, پیریزی, هرزَه, بنیانگذاریPersian
- alkupiste, kanta, pohja, pesä, emäs, tukikohta, päämaja, kantaluku, perusta, perustus, koti, ala-arvoinen, moraaliton, perustaa, sijaita, matala, säädytön, yleinenFinnish
- but, base, caserne, coussin, bas, ignoble, indigne, abject, baserFrench
- neamhlómharIrish
- base, sede, basearGalician
- bun-ynnyd, neuchostalManx
- בסיס, נקודת מוצא, ירודHebrew
- bazeHaitian Creole
- bázis, támaszpont, lábazat, alapHungarian
- հիմք, բազա, ստոր, հիմնվել, ցածրArmenian
- basarInterlingua
- bazo, kazerno, apogarIdo
- veldisstofn, stikkfrí, bækistöðvar, höfuðstöðvar, herstöð, grunnflöturIcelandic
- base, caserma, basi, sedeItalian
- 基, 基礎, 司令部Japanese
- საფუძველიGeorgian
- базис, таянуу, база, негиз салуу, таман, цоколь, негиздөө, түп, негизделүү, фундамент, байыр, негиз, себеп, жайлашууKyrgyz
- solumLatin
- netikumīgs, zemisks, zems, netikumisks, nekrietns, prastsLatvian
- papa taunga, take, taketakeMāori
- base, basis, kazerne, vertrekpunt, honk, hoofdkwartier, baserenDutch
- frie, hovedkvarter, baseNorwegian
- podstawa, zasada, bazaPolish
- base, pique, sede, ficar em, basear-se emPortuguese
- bază, cazarmă, fundamentRomanian
- основание, базис, база, основа, старт, штаб-квартира, опорный пункт, фундамент, штабRussian
- baza, osnova, lužina, temeljSerbo-Croatian
- baza, osnovnica, oporišče, temeljSlovene
- bas, kasern, början, grund, grunda, oädel, basera, uselSwedish
- క్షారం, స్థావరం, భూమి, పీఠంTelugu
- üs, temel, baz, merkez, taban, karargâh, kaideTurkish
- bazơVietnamese
- bäd, stabönVolapük
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