baseborn

adjective

ˈbās-ˈbȯrn How to pronounce baseborn (audio)
Definition of basebornnext
1
as in low
belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank in the Middle Ages, a baseborn person simply had to accept his or her station in life

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2
as in illegitimate
born to a father and mother who are not married a baseborn child who rose to prominence in 19th-century London society

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseborn
  1. low
  2. illegitimate
  3. plebeian
  4. humble
  5. ignoble
  6. lower-class
  7. lowborn
  8. inferior
Adjective
  • The funeral, which ends Thursday, was supposed to be a period of lower tensions.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
Definition of low
Adjective
  • That difference suggests that the government sees this extension of patent rights as an illegitimate way for a company to exclude other companies from competing.
    — Julie Dawson, The Conversation, 23 June 2026
  • Some fraudsters run an illegitimate DME company and get a doctor to prescribe the equipment.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Definition of illegitimate
Adjective
  • Linen and cotton, cooling garments, were too plebeian; the people posed nobly for street-style social-media accounts in leather jackets and low-slung jorts.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • This one is about a regular old guy, a hedge knight in the plebeian population of Westeros, just trying to get by in a world that isn't kind to the common and poor.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of plebeian
Adjective
  • Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Johnson Products Company — which would later go on to manufacture Ultra Sheen, Classy Curl, Curly Perm and men’s cologne line Black Tie — was made from humble beginnings, grit and a revolutionary product idea.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of humble
Adjective
  • This is an ignoble war making monsters and fools out of its participants, and against the uncontrollable weapons that are dragons, everyone’s resolve is crumbling.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 June 2026
  • The most memorable, and notorious, moment from the race was the ignoble exit of Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell.
    — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Definition of ignoble
Adjective
  • In recent years, more and more students from lower-class families have been able to attend universities.
    — The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Definition of lower-class
Adjective
  • Newly added to the mix are lowborn dragonriders of Valyrian descent, Addam of Hull (whose father is Corlys Velaryon), Hugh and Ulf.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Peter Claffey stars in the HBO drama as the lowborn Ser Duncan the Tall, who gains a squire in a Targaryen prince.
    — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2025
Definition of lowborn
Adjective
  • Over the last 15 years, employees have increasingly sued large employers over unnecessarily high fees or inferior investment options.
    — Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 8 July 2026
  • The results have invariably been uglier, longer, inferior versions of films people already know and love, which provide a cheap rush of nostalgia but don’t offer any surprises or challenges.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
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“Baseborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseborn. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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