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

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

Many airline reward programs — including Delta's SkyMiles, United's MileagePlus and American Airlines' AAdvantage — have adopted some form of dynamic pricing, which bases fares on demand. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 22 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

The tall temples feature square bases and conical towers adorned with intricate stone carvings of gods and mythical animals, with the three largest structures dedicated to Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Its armed forces have proved capable of continuing to damage American military bases despite coming under heavy bombardment. — Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

The Iraqi military has said Turkey maintains five major bases and almost 100 smaller outposts in Iraq. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Four bases have been established, including in Gonaïves, marking the force’s first deployment outside of Port-au-Prince. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Such involvement could provide armed organizations with cross-border bases, weapons and supply routes, widening both conflicts. — Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

The 27-year-old Rice added a run-scoring single with the bases loaded in the seventh and a grand slam to right-center that capped a five-run eighth. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Lipstick bases do contain lanolin which Vosolin said helps with the slick and glide. — Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Sometimes only the tips of the reeds and the seed heads were visible, poking above the murky water, and other times the reeds stood fully exposed, with a clear view of crabs clambering around their bases. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026