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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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But the effect on most of its victims was to bring out their basest instincts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

While it was daring in its hard-R riskiness and played on our basest fears, it didn’t reinvent the wheel, or even try to.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Detractors said the app catered to the basest human interests — celebrity gossip, scandal, disaster and violence — to keep users hooked as long as possible.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2022

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

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2022

Medill accused him of nurturing the city’s basest instincts but also called him “the most remarkable man that our city has ever produced.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson