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basest

ADJECTIVE

vulgar, low

Synonyms

STRONGEST

paltry

STRONG

common corrupt depraved foul grovelling humble mean menial offensive plebeian poor shoddy

WEAK

abject abominable cheap coarse contemptible despicable disgraceful dishonorable disreputable ignoble immoral indelicate loathsome lowly pitiful scandalous servile shameful sleazy sordid sorry squalid trashy ugly unworthy vile worthless wretched

Antonyms

STRONG

aristocratic clean good high honest honorable just kind moral nice noble pleasing pure rich superior uncorrupt upright wealthy

Example Sentences

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And like the former president, Brand has channeled lessons from his early rise, betting on his basest self — and on the accommodations and calculations that those around him have always made.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2023

They prefer stuff like "Warrior Poet Society," because it flatters their basest instincts.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2022

To their credit, jurors rejected this naked appeal to their basest selves.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2021

Variety calls the film, the debut feature from writer-director Wyatt Rockefeller, a “stark, scorched, occasionally jolting sci-fi slow burn in which relocating to the Red Planet can’t save humanity from its basest instincts.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2021

It WAS basest betrayal to think of anything but Theresa, but they had no choice.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen