Thinking and knowing
Synonyms for basis
Synonyms for basis: base and ground. 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 2 synonyms for basis
- basenoun, in the sense "the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained"
- groundnoun, in the sense "a relation that provides the foundation for something"
All two are filed under basis's own senses, one synonym per sense, each read by a human before it shipped.
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture.
The true synonym
base
Same sentence, swapped: The whole argument rested on a base of conjecture.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot basis is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- conclusion
- given
- source
a relation that provides the foundation for something
The court dismissed the claim on that basis alone.
The true synonym
ground
Same sentence, swapped: The court dismissed the claim on that ground alone.
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.
- cornerstone
- subject
- heading
Where basis turns up in the game
basis is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where basis is the trap
- foundationnoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is creation, in the sense "the act of starting something for the first time", with basis sitting one tile away.
Play basis
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so basis 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 thinking and knowing at Treeline outward to the whole bank.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. basis carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.