Qualities

Synonyms for base

Two senses of base live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · adjective and verb

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

Only a base coward would abandon his friends like that.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

mean

Same sentence, swapped: Only a mean coward would abandon his friends like that.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for base as it is used in the sentence above.

basal
criminal
horrible

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

use as a basis for

Base a claim on some observation.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

found

Same sentence, swapped: Found a claim on some observation.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for base as it is used in the sentence above.

distance
staff
paint

Read nextThe whole library →

Closest first: other qualities words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

massnounpeoplethe common people generallyFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line meetverb, adjectivefitfill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restrictionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line motiveadjectivemotorcausing or able to cause motionFoothills mysteriousadjectivedeepof an obscure natureFoothillsHas a reason line authenticadjectivereliableconforming to fact and therefore worthy of beliefTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line authoritarianadjectiveoverbearingexpecting unquestioning obedienceHigh Camp authoritynoundominancethe power or right to give orders or make decisionsRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line closeadjectivenearnot far distant in time or space or degree or circumstancesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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