Bases — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb noun

Meaning & Definition of Bases

Bases (verb)

  1. to find a basis

Bases (noun)

  1. an immaterial thing upon which something else rests
  2. a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made
  3. a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
  4. an immaterial thing upon which something else rests

Bases (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to find a basis

    "she based her argument on careful research"

    similar: grounds, hangs, predicates, rests
    related: establishes, founds, assumes, postulates, premises, presumes, presupposes, supposes

Bases (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. an immaterial thing upon which something else rests

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

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

  2. 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"

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

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

    "the base of the industry is California's Silicon Valley"

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

  4. 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"

    similar: basements, bottoms, feet, nadirs, rock bottoms
    related: bedrocks, beds, foundations, grounds, groundworks, keystones, seats, underpinnings
    opposite: heads, tops, vertices
    near: acmes, apexes, climaxes, crests, culminations, heights, meridians, peaks, pinnacles, summits, tips, tip-tops, zeniths

  5. the place from which a commander runs operations

    "the army base is three miles down the road"

    similar: command posts, commands, headquarters
    related: homes, seats

  6. an immaterial thing upon which something else rests

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

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

Related Entry: Base (verb)

Base is a different word from Bases. The synonyms below are for base, not for bases.

  1. to find a basis

    "she based her argument on careful research"

    similar: ground, hang, predicate, rest
    related: establish, found, assume, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, suppose

Related Entry: Base (noun)

Base is a different word from Bases. The synonyms below are for base, not for bases.

  1. an immaterial thing upon which something else rests

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

    similar: basis, bedrock, bottom, cornerstone, footing, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, root, underpinning, warp, warp and woof
    related: anchorage, bed, brace, bulwark, buttress, framework, infrastructure, mount, prop, shore, stay, substratum, substructure, support, assumption, justification, premise, presumption, presupposition, rationale, supposition, theory, thesis, warrant, backbone, center, core, eye, focus, heart, hub, kernel, nucleus, seat, essence, quintessence, soul, touchstone

  2. 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"

    similar: bridgehead, foothold
    related: staging area, staging ground, beachhead, camp, center, emplacement, footing, front, headquarters, installation, station, airbase, bastion, fastness, fortress, stronghold, battlefront, field, toehold

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

    "the base of the industry is California's Silicon Valley"

    similar: axis, capital, center, central, core, cynosure, epicenter, eye, focus, ground zero, heart, hub, locus, mecca, navel, nerve center, nexus, nucleus, omphalos, seat, where it's at
    related: headquarters, happy hunting ground, hive, hotbed, hot spot, playground, playland, kernel, nub, pith, deep, thick, essence, quintessence, soul, attraction, lodestone, magnet, polestar

  4. 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"

    similar: basement, bottom, foot, nadir, rock bottom
    related: basis, bed, bedrock, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, seat, underpinning
    opposite: head, top, vertex
    near: acme, apex, climax, crest, culmination, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip, tip-top, zenith

  5. the place from which a commander runs operations

    "the army base is three miles down the road"

    similar: command, command post, headquarters
    related: home, seat

Related Entry: Basis (noun)

Basis is a different word from Bases. The synonyms below are for basis, not for bases.

  1. an immaterial thing upon which something else rests

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

    similar: base, bedrock, bottom, cornerstone, footing, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, root, underpinning, warp, warp and woof
    related: anchorage, bed, brace, bulwark, buttress, framework, infrastructure, mount, prop, shore, stay, substratum, substructure, support, assumption, justification, premise, presumption, presupposition, rationale, supposition, theory, thesis, warrant, backbone, center, core, eye, focus, heart, hub, kernel, nucleus, seat, essence, quintessence, soul, touchstone

Related Entry: Air bases (noun)

Air bases is a different word from Bases. The synonyms below are for air bases, not for bases.

  1. as in heliports, helipads

    similar: air parks, helipads, heliports, jetports, aerodromes (chiefly British), airdromes, airfields, airports, fields, airstrips, landing fields, landing strips, runways, launchpads, pads

Related Entry: First bases (noun)

First bases is a different word from Bases. The synonyms below are for first bases, not for bases.

  1. as in ground zeros, drawing boards

    similar: drawing boards, ground zeros, square ones, alphas, baselines, beginnings, births, commencements, dawns, day ones, geneses, get-goes, inceptions, incipiences, incipiencies, kickoffs, launches, mornings, nascences, nascencies, onsets, outsets, starts, thresholds, creations, inaugurations, initiations, institutions, originations, cradles, fountainheads, fountains, germs, origins, roots, seedbeds, sources, springs, wells, wellsprings, openings, advents, appearances, arrivals, debuts, emergences, childhoods, infancies, youths
    opposite: closes, conclusions, endings, ends, omegas, cessations, closings, closures, completions, finales, finishes, periods, stops, terminations, windups

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Bases

The most common words with a similar meaning to Bases:

grounds, hangs, predicates, rests, bedrocks, bottoms, cornerstones, footings, foundations, groundworks, keystones, roots, underpinnings, warp and woofs, warps, bridgeheads, footholds, axes, capitals, centers, centrals, cores, cynosures, epicenters, eyes, foci, ground zeros, hearts, hubs, loci, meccas, navels, nerve centers, nexuses, nuclei, omphali, seats, basements, feet, nadirs

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Bases

Words with the opposite meaning of Bases:

heads, tops, vertices

Related Words for Bases

establishes, founds, assumes, postulates, premises, presumes, presupposes, supposes, anchorages, beds, braces, bulwarks, buttresses, frameworks, infrastructures, mounts, props, shores, stays, substrata, substructures, supports, assumptions, justifications, presumptions, presuppositions, rationales, suppositions, theories, theses

Near Antonyms of Bases

acmes, apexes, climaxes, crests, culminations, heights, meridians, peaks, pinnacles, summits, tips, tip-tops, zeniths

Words & Phrases Containing Bases

cover all the bases, touch all the bases

Frequently Asked Questions about Bases

What does "Bases" mean?

"Bases" means to find a basis. As an a verb and a noun, it is defined as: to find a basis. It has 7 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Bases"?

Other words for "Bases" include grounds, hangs, predicates, rests, bedrocks, bottoms, cornerstones and footings. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Bases" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Bases"?

There are 111 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Bases". Common alternatives include grounds, hangs, predicates, rests, bedrocks, bottoms, cornerstones, footings, foundations and groundworks.

What is the opposite of "Bases"?

Antonyms of "Bases" include heads, tops and vertices. Near antonyms include acmes, apexes, climaxes and crests.

How do you use "Bases" in a sentence?

Examples of "Bases" in a sentence: "she based her argument on careful research"; "the firm belief that complete trust between partners is the base of any successful marriage"; "the army's base of attack was kept top secret until the battle began".

Is "Bases" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Bases" can be used as a verb and a noun, depending on the context.

What is another word for "Bases" meaning "to find a basis"?

When "Bases" (verb) means to find a basis, synonyms include grounds, hangs, predicates and rests.

What is another word for "Bases" meaning "an immaterial thing upon which something else rests"?

When "Bases" (noun) means an immaterial thing upon which something else rests, synonyms include bedrocks, bottoms, cornerstones, footings, foundations and grounds.