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Antonyms for base
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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. 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.

    Antonyms:
    elevated, enlightened, exalted, grand, great, humane, intellectual, intelligent, noble, refined

    Synonyms:
    animal, beastly, bestial, brutal, brute, brutish, carnal, coarse, ignorant, imbruted, insensible, lascivious, sensual, sottish, stolid, stupid, swinish, unintellectual, unspiritual, vile

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. base

    Antonyms:
    lofty, exalted, refined, noble, esteemed, honored, valued, pure, correct, shrill

    Synonyms:
    vile, dishonorable, low, sordid, ignoble, worthiest, mean, infamous, shameful, grovelling, disingenuous, disesteemed, cheap, corrupt, deep

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. base, base of operationsnoun

    installation from which a military force initiates operations

    "the attack wiped out our forward bases"

    Antonyms:
    incidental, noble, echt, legitimate, right, genuine, superior, incident

    Synonyms:
    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, nucleotide

  2. foundation, 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"

    Antonyms:
    noble, echt, genuine, right, incidental, incident, legitimate, superior

    Synonyms:
    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, bag

  3. base, bagnoun

    a place that the runner must touch before scoring

    "he scrambled to get back to the bag"

    Antonyms:
    legitimate, right, superior, genuine, incidental, incident, noble, echt

    Synonyms:
    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, bag

  4. basenoun

    the bottom or lowest part

    "the base of the mountain"

    Antonyms:
    incident, superior, genuine, noble, incidental, echt, right, legitimate

    Synonyms:
    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, nucleotide

  5. basenoun

    (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment

    "the base of the skull"

    Antonyms:
    superior, genuine, noble, incidental, incident, echt, right, legitimate

    Synonyms:
    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, nucleotide

  6. floor, basenoun

    a lower limit

    "the government established a wage floor"

    Antonyms:
    superior, noble, incident, legitimate, echt, genuine, right, incidental

    Synonyms:
    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, nucleotide

  7. basis, 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"

    Antonyms:
    genuine, incidental, echt, right, noble, incident, superior, legitimate

    Synonyms:
    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, bag

  8. base, pedestal, standnoun

    a support or foundation

    "the base of the lamp"

    Antonyms:
    right, echt, legitimate, genuine, superior, noble, incidental, incident

    Synonyms:
    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, bag

  9. nucleotide, basenoun

    a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

    Antonyms:
    legitimate, superior, genuine, incidental, noble, echt, incident, right

    Synonyms:
    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, nucleotide

  10. base, 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"

    Antonyms:
    noble, legitimate, incidental, echt, right, superior, incident, genuine

    Synonyms:
    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, nucleotide

  11. basenoun

    the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed

    "the base of the triangle"

    Antonyms:
    genuine, legitimate, superior, right, noble, echt, incidental, incident

    Synonyms:
    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, nucleotide

  12. basis, basenoun

    the most important or necessary part of something

    "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

    Antonyms:
    echt, genuine, incident, superior, noble, incidental, right, legitimate

    Synonyms:
    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, nucleotide

  13. base, 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"

    Antonyms:
    echt, right, noble, legitimate, superior, incident, incidental, genuine

    Synonyms:
    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, nucleotide

  14. base, homenoun

    the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

    Antonyms:
    right, noble, legitimate, genuine, incidental, echt, incident, superior

    Synonyms:
    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, dwelling

  15. al-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

    Antonyms:
    right, incidental, superior, echt, incident, legitimate, noble, genuine

    Synonyms:
    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, nucleotide

  16. root, root word, base, stem, theme, radicalnoun

    (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

    "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

    Antonyms:
    noble, legitimate, incidental, superior, incident, genuine, right, echt

    Synonyms:
    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, bag

  17. infrastructure, basenoun

    the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

    "the industrial base of Japan"

    Antonyms:
    legitimate, superior, echt, incident, right, noble, genuine, incidental

    Synonyms:
    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, nucleotide

  18. basenoun

    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"

    Antonyms:
    noble, superior, legitimate, incident, right, echt, incidental, genuine

    Synonyms:
    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, nucleotide

  19. basenoun

    a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit

    "a tub should sit on its own base"

    Antonyms:
    noble, genuine, right, legitimate, incidental, superior, echt, incident

    Synonyms:
    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, nucleotide

  20. baseadjective

    (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector

    Antonyms:
    right, incidental, genuine, noble, echt, incident, superior, legitimate

    Synonyms:
    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, nucleotide

  21. basal, baseadjective

    serving as or forming a base

    "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"

    Antonyms:
    noble, incident, incidental, echt, legitimate, superior, genuine, right

    Synonyms:
    baseborn, meanspirited, basal, immoral, lowly, mean, radical, humble, primary

  22. base, baseborn, humble, lowlyadjective

    of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

    "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"

    Antonyms:
    right, incident, superior, genuine, incidental, noble, legitimate, echt

    Synonyms:
    junior-grade, mean, basal, subaltern, humble, lowly, modest, menial, meanspirited, low, lower-ranking, secondary, small, immoral, baseborn, petty(a)

  23. baseadjective

    (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal

    "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"

    Antonyms:
    legitimate, incident, right, echt, noble, genuine, superior, incidental

    Synonyms:
    meanspirited, lowly, humble, baseborn, basal, mean, immoral

  24. base, 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"

    Antonyms:
    incidental, legitimate, genuine, echt, noble, right, incident, superior

    Synonyms:
    baseborn, meanspirited, basal, immoral, lowly, mean, humble

  25. base, 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"

    Antonyms:
    echt, incidental, noble, genuine, superior, right, incident, legitimate

    Synonyms:
    hateful, tight, mingy, basal, ungenerous, mean(a), humble, lowly, average, baseborn, meanspirited, mean, bastardly, beggarly, immoral, miserly

  26. base, basebornadjective

    illegitimate

    Antonyms:
    incident, echt, genuine, right, noble, incidental, legitimate, superior

    Synonyms:
    baseborn, meanspirited, basal, immoral, lowly, mean, humble

  27. baseverb

    debased; not genuine

    "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"

    Antonyms:
    noble, echt, incidental, incident, right, superior, legitimate, genuine

    Synonyms:
    meanspirited, lowly, humble, baseborn, basal, mean, immoral

  28. establish, base, ground, foundverb

    use as a basis for; found on

    "base a claim on some observation"

    Antonyms:
    superior, incident, right, incidental, echt, genuine, noble, legitimate

    Synonyms:
    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, constitute

  29. baseverb

    situate as a center of operations

    "we will base this project in the new lab"

    Antonyms:
    echt, incident, genuine, incidental, superior, legitimate, noble, right

    Synonyms:
    free-base, found, establish, ground

  30. free-base, baseverb

    use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes

    Antonyms:
    incident, noble, legitimate, genuine, echt, incidental, right, superior

    Synonyms:
    free-base, establish, found, ground

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  1. baseadjective

    Synonyms:
    debased, impure, spurious, alloyed, counterfeit, low-minded, unworthy, ignoble, mean, servile, groveling, despicable, discreditable, disgraceful, venal, plebeian, obscure, untitled, unhonored

  2. basenoun

    Synonyms:
    basis, bottom, foundation, groundwork, pedestal, plinth

How to use base in a sentence?

  1. President Barack Obama:

    They're so glum, they're really so frustrated ... Everybody here's got a list of things we've got to tackle. But maybe what makes us a little different as Democrats is we try to base our analysis on facts.

  2. Central Command officials:

    ISIS is already here, we are in your PCs, in each military base.

  3. Amber Melville-Brown:

    Jamie Spears is an icon with a fan base so loyal that they may well through their vocal campaigns have served to boost Jamie Spears confidence sufficiently to give Jamie Spears the courage to speak out, we don't know the truth of the sensational claims made and indeed many of them are denied on both sides. But her currency is unlikely harmed by these highly publicized events, and more likely enhanced by them.

  4. The Chang:

    China, the United States, Russia and European nations, among others, are all exploring whether or not to build a base or research station on the moon.

  5. Michael Haley:

    I think we heard from our generals about what transpired … The person we need to hear from is the president of the United States, i mean, this even caused more questions I think for President Biden, which are: ‘You said none of your military said anything to you about keeping forces on the ground, about keeping Bagram Air Base … you said you couldn’t recall it’ -- Well, clearly your generals said they did tell you.

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