Antonyms for basing


Grammar : Verb
Spell : beys
Phonetic Transcription : beɪs


Definition of basing

Origin :
  • "to place on a foundation," 1841, from base (n.). Related: Based; basing.
  • verb build plan or opinion on
Example sentences :
  • And so you are basing your suit on this signed agreement, are you?
  • Extract from : « Uncle Terry » by Charles Clark Munn
  • Talk about basing the currency on gold; you might as well base it on pork.
  • Extract from : « The Gilded Age, Complete » by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner
  • Basing his action on this conclusion, he remained on the porch and finished his breakfast.
  • Extract from : « Revolution and Other Essays » by Jack London
  • Colonel Waring had said so, basing himself on his experience in the army.
  • Extract from : « Lady Lilith » by Stephen McKenna
  • I'm not basing it; but it seems so natural that that should be the way.
  • Extract from : « The Main Chance » by Meredith Nicholson
  • Are you basing these ideas on anything I have said in the past?
  • Extract from : « The "Genius" » by Theodore Dreiser
  • He was basing his action, he said, merely on their declaration.
  • Extract from : « The Americanization of Edward Bok » by Edward William Bok
  • Unfortunately for Mr. Spencer, he was basing his conclusions on guesswork.
  • Extract from : « Applied Eugenics » by Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson
  • Well, that is better than basing your life on a dishonorable lie.
  • Extract from : « The Power of Womanhood, or Mothers and Sons » by Ellice Hopkins
  • I have therefore no hesitation in basing my remarks upon it.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. » by Various

Synonyms for basing

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019