Synonyms of bases

bases 1 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of base

as in grounds

to find a basis

she based her argument on careful research

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grounds
• predicates
• rests
• premises
• hangs
• establishes
• founds
• presupposes
• postulates
• presumes
• assumes
• supposes

bases

2 of 3

noun (1)

plural of base

1

as in foundations

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests

the firm belief that complete trust between partners is the base of any successful marriage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foundations
• cornerstones
• grounds
• bedrocks
• roots
• premises
• underpinnings
• keystones
• footings
• warps
• theories
• cores
• foci
• justifications
• essences
• assumptions
• frameworks
• kernels
• supports
• hearts
• bottoms
• groundworks
• warp and woofs
• centers
• infrastructures
• backbones
• mounts
• shores
• substructures
• beds
• presumptions
• props
• rationales
• buttresses
• presuppositions
• substrata
• anchorages
• theses
• stays
• warrants
• bulwarks
• nuclei
• braces
• seats
• suppositions
• hubs
• touchstones
• eyes
• souls
• quintessences

2

as in camps

a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made

the army's base of attack was kept top secret until the battle began

Synonyms & Similar Words

• camps
• stations
• fortresses
• centers
• bridgeheads
• footholds
• strongholds
• headquarters
• installations
• fields
• fronts
• emplacements
• footings
• bastions
• staging areas
• airbases
• beachheads
• staging grounds
• battlefronts
• toeholds

3

as in capitals

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest

the base of the industry is California's Silicon Valley

Synonyms & Similar Words

• capitals
• centers
• hubs
• meccas
• foci
• nuclei
• seats
• hearts
• cores
• loci
• playgrounds
• axes
• headquarters
• nexuses
• nerve centers
• centrals
• epicenters
• ground zeros
• navels
• cynosures
• eyes
• hot spots
• omphali
• kernels
• magnets
• attractions
• essences
• hives
• hotbeds
• nubs
• piths
• happy hunting grounds
• playlands
• deeps
• thicks
• lodestones
• souls
• polestars
• quintessences

4

as in bottoms

the lowest part, place, or point

the base of the mountain extends over a huge area

make sure the base of the stove rests evenly on the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bottoms
• feet
• basements
• foundations
• grounds
• beds
• seats
• rock bottoms
• underpinnings
• nadirs
• keystones
• bedrocks
• groundworks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tops
• heads
• vertices
• heights
• peaks
• tips
• summits
• crests
• pinnacles
• apexes
• meridians
• climaxes
• culminations
• acmes
• zeniths
• tip-tops

5

as in headquarters

the place from which a commander runs operations

the army base is three miles down the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• headquarters
• homes
• commands
• command posts
• seats

bases

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural of basis

as in cornerstones

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests

the sole basis for the rumor is someone's overactive imagination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foundations
• cornerstones
• grounds
• bedrocks
• roots
• premises
• underpinnings
• keystones
• footings
• warps
• theories
• cores
• foci
• justifications
• essences
• assumptions
• frameworks
• kernels
• supports
• hearts
• bottoms
• groundworks
• warp and woofs
• centers
• infrastructures
• backbones
• mounts
• shores
• substructures
• beds
• presumptions
• props
• rationales
• buttresses
• presuppositions
• substrata
• anchorages
• theses
• stays
• warrants
• bulwarks
• nuclei
• braces
• seats
• suppositions
• hubs
• touchstones
• eyes
• souls
• quintessences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bases

Verb

Both brands offer a telematics safe driving program, which tracks your driving and bases your rate on factors like your braking, acceleration, speed and driving time. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

This makes Kansas one of the few states that bases the requirement on payroll dollars rather than employee count. — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Currently, the Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the CPI-W, or the index for urban wage earners, from July through September. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

The company currently has 230 employees, bases its research in Tel Aviv, and its operations in New York City. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services bases some of its payments on hospital surveys her group designed. — Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

In place of factory seats, Wellhouse bases its conversion around the incredibly versatile Schnierle floor rail system it's long used in other small van conversions. — New Atlas, 24 July 2026

The Federal Reserve, for example, bases its interest-rate decisions around the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs data, among other sources. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

The group always bases its sound in the harder side of rock, but songs and even albums by the Grammy-winning outfit can be classified under several different genre labels. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Noun

Spotify had guided to slower MAU growth in the third quarter, pointing to changes to products in emerging countries to help the company better monetize its user bases. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

The technology could have important applications in space exploration, including providing electricity for future Moon bases, scientific instruments and long-duration space missions. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

The move comes ahead of a gnarly reelection fight for Johnson, who has started rolling out a host of sweeteners for his progressive and Black voter bases. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Space42 expects new services to require time to build subscriber bases, establish commercial packages, and secure adoption, with Sabbagh estimating this could take one to three years. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Caminero took his time rounding the bases before touching home plate, and the Rays fans in the stadium matched his energy the entire time. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Ian Seymour entered to pitch to rookie star Travis Bazzana and walked him to load the bases. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

The Guardians wouldn’t give up and had the go-ahead run at first base in the eighth when Kevin Kelly struck out Brayan Rocchio to leave the bases loaded after two runs scored. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Specifically, its aircraft bases are in Oxford, Connecticut; Westchester, New York; Stuart, Florida; and San Juan, Puerto Rico; though charter flights are available throughout the regions. — Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026