Backwash and Basis

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Backwash noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Usage example: a general recession was the backwash of the crisis in the housing market

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Basis is an antonym for backwash.

Basis noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Backwash is an antonym for basis.

Nearby Word: basic

good backwash

good basis

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Basis and Backwash. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backwash/basis

Backwash & Basis. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backwash/basis>.

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