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

At least 18 flights from cities including Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan and Warsaw were impacted, with some being diverted to military bases or given escorts by fighter jets. — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026

The ministry has declined to give figures for individual bases, citing the security of personnel. — Willem Marx, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026

Witt started 140 games at shortstop for Kansas City, hit 18 home runs, stole 45 bases and ranked in the top 10 in the AL in both offensive and defensive wins above replacement, per Baseball Reference. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2026

Seemingly all the hot young horror directors honed their craft, and built their respective fan bases, online before their theatrical breakouts. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

So many others – not all but many – feeling the squeeze of instant satisfaction from itchy fan bases and twitchy administrations, or the march of their own internal professional clocks, are opting to fast-track experience. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

The War Zone was first to report that the security postures at the bases had been increased. — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

The bombers were redeployed to their home bases in the United States. — Larry Neumeister, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Keep mulch lines a few inches away from plant bases to reduce some rodent problems. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 6 Nov. 2026