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basement

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Synonyms and Antonyms of basement

1 a room or set of rooms below the surface of the ground

we store our bicycles in the basement during the winter

Synonyms of basement

Words Related to basement

bunker, crawlway, foundation, hold, vault

cyclone cellar, storm cellar

2 the lowest part, place, or point

the basement of the outdoor fountain needs a lot of restoration work

Synonyms of basement

base, bottom, foot, nadir, rock bottom

Words Related to basement

basis, bed, bedrock, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, seat, underpinning

Near Antonyms of basement

acme, apex, climax, crest, culmination, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip, tip-top, zenith

Antonyms of basement

head, top, vertex

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