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Base

🔄 Synonyms of "Base"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
meanverbTo intend.
radicalnounFavoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
establishverb(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
foundationnounThat upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
inferiornoun(with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
ignobleverbNot honorable; base.
immoralBreaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.)
cornerstonenoun(figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.
groundnounThe surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
basalnounBasic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
counterfeitnounFalse, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
postnounA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
stemnounThe stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
basicnounElementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
themenounA subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
homenounOne’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.
humbleverbHaving a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
lowlyLow in rank or social importance.
rootnounThe part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
standverbTo position or be positioned physically:
basisnounA starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
stationnounA stopping place.
infrastructurenounThe facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.
fundamentnounFoundation.
bagnounA soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Base"

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WordDefinition
groundworknounThe foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
foundationnounThat upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
fundamentnounFoundation.
basalnoun(anatomy) Any basal structure or part
establishverb(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
meannoun(now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
basicnounA necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
sendnoun(telecommunications) An operation in which data is transmitted.
themenounA subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
imitativeImitating; copying; not original.
standnounThe act of standing.
infrastructurenounThe facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.
homenounOne’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.
root wordnounA prefix in an English word derived from Greek or Latin.
radicalnounA person with radical opinions.
foundnounFood and lodging; board.
counterfeitnounA non-genuine article; a fake.
placenoun(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.
substructurenounThe supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).
understructurenounThe supporting structure underneath something, such as a vehicle or bridge.

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