Base and Code

Base

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

Code and base are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Code" instead a noun "Base".

Nearby Words: basic, basal, based, baseline, baseball

Code

Code noun - A collection or system of rules of conduct.

Base and code are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Base" instead a noun "Code".

Nearby Words: coded, coding, coder

How words are described

old old base old code
good good base good code
high high base high code
full full base full code
Other adjectives: safe, similar, certain, alien, current, original, single, strong, actual, entire, real, secret, ancient, new, hidden, military, different, local.

Both words in one sentence

  • In the Sega Master System game Zillion, when you reach the base's main computer near the end of the game, you must enter the code to activate the base's self-destruct sequence.
  • Binary Larry has a friend named Hex Lex who chisels code into the sidewalks in hexadecimal (base 16).
  • Supposedly the base game of The Sims 2 was supposed to have weather, but the code was commented out when they couldn't prevent the rain from falling through the roofs of buildings.
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Code and Base. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/code
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