Synonyms for basement
ˈbeɪs məntbase·ment

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1. basement, cellarnoun

   the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

   Synonyms:
   root cellar, cellar, wine cellar

2. basementnoun

   the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture

   Synonyms:
   cellar

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1. • Floor
   • Support

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. basementnoun

   Synonyms:
   ground-floor, lowest story

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. basementnoun

   Synonyms:
   cellar

   Associated words:
   area

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1. List of paraphrases for "basement":

   cellar, subsoil, subsurface, cave, cava, basal, bedrock, underground, downstairs

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1. Giorgio Armani:

   If a lady walks on the street and sees an ad with a woman with her boobs and arse in plain sight and she wants to be like that too, that's a way of raping her, you can rape a woman in many ways, either by throwing her in the basement or by suggesting that she dresses in a certain way.

2. Elizabeth Hoff:

   We need to go in with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent for a door-to-door basement, if there are these cases we need to verify and make sure they get urgent treatment, i sent an immediate request to authorities for more supplies to be brought in. We are asking for mobile clinics and medical teams to be dispatched.

3. David Mathews:

   We were in our house and knew something was going on and getting ready to go to the basement, then it was over, we just built a brand new fire hall and it was destroyed. Also a row of houses near the fire hall. The Lutheran Church was destroyed, it's all in rubble.

4. Steve King:

   Here's what FEMA tells me. Hurricane Katrina disaster victims go to a place like New Orleans, and everybody's looking around saying,' Who's going to help me ? Who's going to help me ?' hurricane Katrina disaster victims go to a place like Iowa, and Hurricane Katrina disaster victims go, Hurricane Katrina disaster victims go see, knock on the door at, say, I'll make up a name, John's place, and say,' John, you got water in your basement, Hurricane Katrina disaster victims can write you a check, Hurricane Katrina disaster victims can help you.' And John will say,' Well, wait a minute, let me get my boots. It's Joe that needs help. Let's go down to his place and help him,'.

5. Phyllis Kupferstein:

   A typical sex trafficking case is someone who lures underage girls on the promise of a green card and locking them up in a basement and forcing them to have sex for money.