Definition for Basis:

• the most important or necessary part of something; " the basis of this drink is orange juice"

Synonyms for Basis:

• n.

  •
  • Underpinning,
  • priority,
  • justification,
  • backing,
  • evidence,
  • data,
  • staple,
  • nucleus,
  • antecedent,
  • security,
  • authority,
  • core,
  • feature,
  • postulate,
  • proof,
  • element,
  • concern,
  • support,
  • nexus,
  • key,
  • explanation,
  • warrant.
  •
  • excuse,
  • motivation,
  • bed,
  • pretext,
  • over.
  •
  • time,
  • irregular.
  •
  • true,
  • tactic.
  •
  • term,
  • connect.
  •
  • fundamental.
  •basis (noun)
  • footing,
  • cornerstone,
  • fundament,
  • ground,
  • groundwork,
  • foundation.
  •bed (noun)
  • understructure.
  •beginning (noun)
  • incipiency,
  • incipience,
  • starting point,
  • point of departure,
  • leadoff,
  • initiation.
  •bottom (noun)
  • mainspring,
  • soul,
  • undersurface.
  •cause (noun)
  • stimulus,
  • motivator,
  • factor,
  • compunction,
  • enforcement,
  • effectuation,
  • provocation,
  • grounds,
  • action,
  • origination,
  • compulsion,
  • drive,
  • execution,
  • inspiration,
  • motive,
  • elicitation,
  • determinant,
  • root,
  • generation,
  • force,
  • evocation,
  • source.
  •circumstance (noun)
  • cardinal point,
  • conjuncture,
  • status,
  • moment,
  • instant,
  • incidence,
  • episode,
  • happening,
  • circumstance,
  • occasion,
  • event,
  • juncture,
  • occurrence,
  • condition,
  • milestone,
  • situation,
  • landmark.
  •element (noun)
  • Integrant.
  •foundation for belief, action (noun)
  • principal element,
  • axiom,
  • presupposition,
  • presumption,
  • keystone,
  • assumption,
  • sanction,
  • premise,
  • principle,
  • hard fact,
  • infrastructure,
  • crux,
  • theorem,
  • backbone,
  • bedrock,
  • chief ingredient,
  • dictum,
  • background,
  • center.
  •gauge (noun)
  • gauge,
  • guideline,
  • yardstick.
  •indication (noun)
  • index.
  •measure (noun)
  • criterion.
  •physical foundation (noun)
  • foot,
  • rest,
  • bottom,
  • substructure,
  • seat.
  •reason (noun)
  • ulterior motive.
  •substance (noun)
  • gist.
  •topic (noun)
  • topic,
  • query,
  • statement,
  • paradigm,
  • belief,
  • question,
  • opinion,
  • text,
  • issue,
  • subject,
  • inference,
  • assertion,
  • contention,
  • exposition,
  • matter,
  • consideration,
  • conjecture,
  • thesis,
  • motif,
  • hypothesis,
  • argument,
  • concept,
  • point,
  • essay,
  • position,
  • dissertation,
  • idea,
  • problem,
  • postulation,
  • theme.

• Other synonyms:

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  • keynote,
  • fulcrum,
  • necessary,
  • method,
  • edifice,
  • linchpin,
  • treasure,
  • skeleton,
  • meat,
  • improvisation,
  • nub,
  • passport,
  • elements,
  • theory,
  • prerequisite,
  • requisite,
  • thrice,
  • rudiment,
  • nuance,
  • essence,
  • first principles,
  • obsession,
  • basics.
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  • temporal,
  • manner,
  • demand,
  • frequency,
  • mechanism,
  • necessity,
  • much,
  • knack,
  • substratum,
  • procedure,
  • pith,
  • technique,
  • religion,
  • mechanic,
  • irregularity,
  • pivot,
  • model,
  • essential,
  • means,
  • prize.
  •
  • supply,
  • outlet,
  • setup,
  • road,
  • kernel,
  • policy,
  • length,
  • path,
  • convention,
  • conduit,
  • cement,
  • rate,
  • mode.
  •
  • system,
  • instrument,
  • body,
  • gateway,
  • stuff,
  • route,
  • style,
  • law,
  • device.
  •
  • heart,
  • channel.
  •
  • operation.
  •
  • track,
  • machine.
  •
  • long.
  •
  • way.
  •
  • in.
  •essence
  • substance.
  •explanation
  • rationale.
  •origin
  • germ.

Paraphrases for Basis:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, plural
    Foundations.
  • Noun, plural
    Foundations.
  • Verb, past tense
    based.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    unfounded, ill-founded, baseline.
  • Proper noun, plural
    Countries, rules.
  • Proper noun, singular
    considerations, factors, appropriations, Guidelines, directions, servants, Areas, says, releases, based, Cas, baseline, baselines.
  • Noun, plural
    justifications, mainstays, pillars, beginnings, staples, flavourings, dishes, hubs, fundaments, shoulders, tenets, blocks, blades, LINEs, baselines.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    prints, Underpinning, mainstay, backdrop, assumption, perspective, scale, motive, agreement, basement, consideration, consequence, substance, condition, hypothesis, baseline, view, departure, periodicity, keystone, outcome, pillar.
  • Adverb
    ballroom, basically.
  • Verb, past tense
    Created, Brought, included, led.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    underpins, results, reports, allows, depends, relies, operates, draws, links.
  • Verb, base form
    substantiate.

• Other Related

  • Preposition or subordinating conjunction
    rationale.
  • Adjective
    baseless, unsubstantiated, rationale.
  • Proper noun, singular
    rules, Foundations, rationale.
  • Noun, plural
    rationales, cornerstones, merits, underpinnings.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    footing, bedrock, cornerstone, starting-point, springboard, grounding, platform, virtue, prerequisite, based, precondition, backing, essence, rationale.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    builds.

Antonyms for Basis:

• n.

  • foundation for belief, action
    Exteriority, outside, trivia, surface, auxiliary, fact, reality, periphery, result, end, exterior, effect.
  • physical foundation
    top.

Homophones for Basis:

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Hypernym for Basis:

• n.

  • linkdef
    common ground.

Hyponym for Basis:

• n.

  • linkdef
    component part, component, foundation, part, portion, constituent.