Synonyms for basis
ˈbeɪ sɪsba·sis

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1. basisnoun

   Synonyms:
   base

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1. footing, basis, groundnoun

   a relation that provides the foundation for something

   "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

   Synonyms:
   foundation, ground, terms, primer, background, base, undercoat, solid ground, dry land, groundwork, primer coat, footing, land, priming, soil, reason, flat coat, priming coat, fundament, cornerstone, earth, terra firma, foothold

2. 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"

   Synonyms:
   bottom, foundation garment, founding, tail, groundwork, al-Qaida, instauration, butt, pedestal, substructure, posterior, rear end, introduction, can, nates, al-Qaeda, theme, stern, 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, base, 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

3. basis, basenoun

   the most important or necessary part of something

   "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

   Synonyms:
   foundation, foot, ground, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, radical, base, alkali, home, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, footing, root, infrastructure, al-Qaida, pedestal, fundament, floor, stem, root word, cornerstone, nucleotide

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1. • Assumption
   • Foundation

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1. basisnoun

   Synonyms:
   base, foundation, ground, groundwork, lowest part

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1. basisnoun

   Synonyms:
   foundation

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1. List of paraphrases for "basis":

   base, foundation, based, basic, core, bases, foundations, reason, footing, groundwork, title, bedrock, ground, background, function, accordance, baseline, light, grass-roots, service, virtue, grassroots, database, cornerstone, rationale, grounds, principle, framework, basal, groundless, backbone, way

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1. BASIS

   Synonyms:
   Basel Antiarrhythmic Study of Infarct Survival

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1. Iftekher Zaman:

   Having locked themselves in a zero-sum game of power, our political parties and leaders are not only exposing their political bankruptcy, but also expanding their distance from the people and public interest on a daily basis, this violence must stop, and people must feel safe.

2. Rizal Sukma:

   In 2009, Indonesia sent its official stance on the issue to the U.N. commission on the delimitation of the continental shelf, stating that the nine-dotted line has no basis in international law, so, nothing changes.

3. Scott Brown:

   You still see this hypersensitivity to what's going on with the price of oil and the market's reacting on a day-to-day basis to that. It really shouldn't, but it gives you a sense of the nervousness out there.

4. Peter Coker:

   This is built around safety from the start, reliability is the most important element of it. We have safety built into the actual structure itself. Very similar to a Formula One racing car, and finally what we actually have is a new ballistic parachute that is the basis of recognizing the way that we can be as safe as we possibly can. It opens at very low altitude and actually saves both the aircraft and the pilot in an emergency.

5. Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt:

   I think it's sensible that pilots are checked on a random basis for the consumption of alcohol, drugs and medicines, experts around the world see positive effects from this to boost operational safety in aviation.