Synonyms of base
120 similar words · 7 opposite words
Another word for base is substructure. Other synonyms of base are seat, radix, electoral base, political base and ground. The opposite of base is acid.
Synonyms and similar words for base
nounThe place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
- seat formal
nounSynonym of radix.
- radixThe number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.
nounA group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.
- electoral baseSynonym of base (“a group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office”).
- political baseSynonym of base (“a group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office”).
nounThe forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.
- substructureSynonym of base (“the forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life”).
verbTo give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
adjectiveOf low value or degree.
- contemptibleDeserving contempt.
- foolish
- for the birds informalNot deserving serious consideration; unimportant; useless, worthless.
- futile
- frivolousOf little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial.
- idleOf no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
- ignorable
- immaterialOf no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant.
- inconsequentialHaving no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
- inconsiderableToo unimportant to be worthy of attention.
- indifferentNot making a difference; without significance or importance.
- insignificant
- like a fart in a windstorm
- meager
- meanLow in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- minor
- miserableWretched; worthless; mean; contemptible.
- negligibleAble to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
- nothingburger informalOf less importance than its treatment suggests; insignificant, unimportant; also, bland or unremarkable in appearance...
- nondescript
- nullInsignificant.
- paltry
- pettyHaving little or no importance.
- picayuneOf little consequence; small and of little importance; petty, trivial.
- picayunishPetty; paltry; mean.
- piddlingInsignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
- piddlySmall, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on.
- pissantInsignificant or unimportant.
- pissass vulgarWorthless, backward, undeveloped, nondescript, reprehensible, or small.
- pitiful
- pointless
- silly
- slightMinor; small in amount.
- ticky-tacky USMade of this material; cheaply built, of low quality.
- tin-pot informalOf inferior quality; shoddy.
- triflingTrivial, or of little importance.
- trivial
- two-bit US, slangInsignificant or worthless.
- unimportantPetty; not important or noteworthy.
- unweightyNot weighty.
- vainHaving no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
- worthlessHaving no worth or use; without value.
- wretchedOf an inferior or unworthy nature or social status; contemptible, lowly.
- floccinaucinihilipilificatious humorous, rareUnimportant, worthless.
- piteous obsoleteOf little importance or value.
- simple archaicTrivial; insignificant.
adjectiveOf low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
adjectiveMorally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- abject
- filthy
- beggarly
- blameworthyDeserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
- carrion figurativelyDisgusting, horrid, rotten.
- cheapOf poor quality.
- choicalSynonym of physical, material, or base.
- cringingAct of one who cringes.
- damnable
- dedecorousDisgraceful; unbecoming.
- degraded
- deplorable
- deridableCapable of, or suitable for, being derided.
- derisibleDeserving derision (“treatment with disdain or contempt”).
- despicableFit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
- despisableWorthy to be despised.
- dirtyCorrupt, illegal, or improper.
- discreditable
- disdainableAble to be disdained; subject to disdain.
- disgraceful
- dishonorable
- disreputableNot respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.
- execrable
- groveling
- hylicSynonym of physical, material, or base.
- hylicalSynonym of physical or material.
- ignobleNot honorable; base.
- ignominiousEspecially of a person: deserving of disgrace or dishonour; contemptible, despicable.
- ingloriousIgnominious; disgraceful.
- lame
- laughableWorthless; worthy of contempt or derision.
- loathsomeHighly offensive; abominable, sickening.
- lousyRemarkably bad; of poor quality.
- lowNot high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.).
- ludicrous
- mean-spiritedHaving a base, nasty, petty, or malevolent disposition; tawdry.
- obscene
- outrageous
- patheticArousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
- pitiableThat deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.
- punkBad, substandard.
- putrid
- reprehensibleDeserving of reprehension.
- reprehensiveReprehensible.
- reptile
- reptilianUnthinking, low, base, contemptible.
- ridiculous
- risible
- roynish
- scabbedVile; worthless.
- scornworthyWorthy of scorn.
- scummySleazy, worthless, no good.
- scurvyOf a person or thing: disgustingly mean; contemptible, despicable, low.
- shabby
- shameful
- shit vulgarOf poor quality; worthless.
- sleazyMarked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
- slavish
Opposite of base
nounThe forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.
- superstructureThe social sphere of ideology which includes religion, art, politics, law and all traditional values.
nounAntonym(s) of “chemical compound that will neutralize an alkali”.
- acidAny compound that easily donates protons to a base; a Brønsted acid.
nounAntonym(s) of “end of a leaf”.
- apexThe highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.
Meaning of base
- noun Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
- noun A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
- noun The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
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Questions about synonyms of base
- What is another word for base?
- Base has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as substructure, seat, radix, electoral base, political base, ground, little and petite.
- What is the opposite of base?
- The opposite of base is acid.
- What does base mean?
- Base means something from which other things extend; a foundation.
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