noun
A point from which action is initiated
The principal or basic ingredient
The bottom, thought of as a support
Foundation of a belief or statement
A goal, especially in baseball
base, as compared here, refers to a part or thing at the bottom acting as a support or underlying structure the base of a lamp; basis, conveying the same idea, is the term preferred for nonphysical things the basis of a theory; foundation stresses solidity in the underlying or supporting thing and often suggests permanence and stability in that which is built on it the foundation of a house; groundwork, closely synonymous with foundation, is principally applied to nonphysical things the groundwork of a good education
See base in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
Having or proceeding from low moral standards:
ignoble, low, low-down, mean2, sordid, squalid, vile. See rightOf decidedly inferior quality:
cheap, lousy, miserable, paltry, poor, rotten, shoddy, sleazy, trashy. (Informal) cheesy. (Slang) crummy, schlocky. See goodLacking high station or birth:
baseborn, common, déclassé, declassed, humble, ignoble, lowly, mean2, plebeian, unwashed, vulgar. See overThe lowest or supporting part or structure:
basis, bed, bottom, foot, footing, foundation, fundament, ground, groundwork, seat, substratum, underpinning (often used in plural). See overThat on which something immaterial, such as an argument or a charge, rests:
basis, footing, foundation, fundament, ground (often used in plural), groundwork, underpinning (often used in plural). See overA fundamental principle or underlying concept:
basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, fundamental, root1, rudiment (often used in plural). See overA center of organization, supply, or activity:
complex, headquarters, station. (Military) installation. See placeThe main part of a word to which affixes are attached:
root1, stem, theme. See wordsSee base in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
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