Qualities
Synonyms for base
Synonyms for base: mean, found, basis, floor and foot. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 5 synonyms for base
Interchangeable with base, one per sense
Audited under base's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one base carries in that sense.
- meanadjective, in the sense "having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality"
- foundverb, in the sense "use as a basis for"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name base as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
The first group is filed under base's own senses. The second reach base from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside them is that word's.
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
Only a base coward would abandon his friends like that.
base in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The manager's base attempt to steal credit for her assistant's work disgusted the entire office.
- In his letter of resignation, he accused the board of base scheming behind closed doors.
How it behaves: In this sense, base functions as an attributive adjective placed directly before nouns like motive, instinct, or coward, and belongs to a formal, somewhat literary register.
The true synonym
mean
Same sentence, swapped: Only a mean coward would abandon his friends like that.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- basal
- criminal
- horrible
Opposites, in this sense
noble, honorable and virtuous reverse base as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of base takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- noble
- honorable
- virtuous
use as a basis for
Base a claim on some observation.
base in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The chef decided to base the sauce on a reduction of red wine and shallots.
- The manager chose to base her decision on the quarterly sales figures rather than guesswork.
How it behaves: Base is typically used transitively in the construction 'base something on something', linking a claim, decision, or plan to the evidence or precedent behind it.
The true synonym
found
Same sentence, swapped: Found a claim on some observation.
Close but different
The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.
- distance
- staff
- paint
Where base turns up in the game
base is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in 11 other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 11 puzzles where base is the trap
- bagnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is dish, in the sense "an activity that you like or at which you are superior", so base is there to be ruled out.
- distancenoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is space, in the sense "the interval between two times", and base is on the board beside it.
- roofnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is cap, in the sense "an upper limit on what is allowed", with base sitting one tile away.
- themenoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is subject, in the sense "the subject matter of a conversation or discussion", and base is on the board beside it.
Play base
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so base reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from qualities at Foothills outward to the whole bank.
One vocabulary, two jobs
base is an answer in 2 puzzles and a wrong tile in 11. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.