Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for basis

Two senses of basis live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

base

Same sentence, swapped: The whole argument rested on a base of conjecture.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for basis as it is used in the sentence above.

conclusion
given
source

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineRelations

a relation that provides the foundation for something

The court dismissed the claim on that basis alone.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

ground

Same sentence, swapped: The court dismissed the claim on that ground alone.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for basis as it is used in the sentence above.

cornerstone
subject
heading

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

versionnouneditionsomething a little different from others of the same typeTreeline acceptverbconsentgive an affirmative reply toTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line acquireverblearngain knowledge or skillsTreeline advancedadjectivemodernahead of the timesTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line darkadjectivebenightedlacking enlightenment or knowledge or cultureHigh CampHas a reason line decisionnounconclusionthe act of making up your mind about somethingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line deliberationnouncalculationplanning something carefully and intentionallyRidgelineHas a reason line meltverb, nounrunreduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heatingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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