basis

[bey-sis] / ˈbeɪ sɪs /

NOUN

physical foundation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

base footing ground support

STRONG

bed bottom foot groundwork rest seat substructure

WEAK

resting place

Antonyms

STRONG

top

NOUN

foundation for belief, action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assumption base essential evidence explanation footing fundamental justification premise principle proof reason security support theory

STRONG

antecedent authority axiom backbone background backing bedrock cause center core crux data dictum essence heart infrastructure keynote keystone law nexus nucleus postulate presumption presupposition root rudiment sanction source substratum theorem warrant

WEAK

chief ingredient hard fact principal element underpinning

Antonyms

STRONGEST

auxiliary fact reality trivia

STRONG

effect end exterior exteriority outside periphery result surface

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As a former Army officer and current lawyer, I had reservations about the legal basis for the president’s decision to initiate Operation Epic Fury.

From The Wall Street Journal

On a per-share basis, earnings rose to 58 cents a share from 57 cents a share the year before.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the PM said he was not prepared for the UK to join a war without "a lawful basis and a viable, thought-through plan".

From BBC

Judge Edward Bindloss had ruled out allowing the jury to consider several defences to criminal damage on the basis they did not apply to the women's actions.

From BBC

Their relationship is the basis of the first season, and in the hands of actors Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Dónal Finn, it’s particularly electric.

From Los Angeles Times

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