Base and Excuse

Base

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

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Excuse and base are semantically related in reason topic. In some cases you can use "Excuse" instead a noun "Base".

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

Excuse noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.

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Base and excuse are semantically related in reason topic. Sometimes you can use "Base" instead a noun "Excuse".

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

old	old base	old excuse
good	good base	good excuse
similar	similar base	similar excuse
solid	solid base	solid excuse
Other adjectives: strong, actual, real, massive, big, evil, main, decent, new, major, last, different.

Also averted with Jizabel; the excuse isn't so much "excuse" as it is the actual base of Jizabel's plot.

Source: Manga / Count Cain
Zod does this so he can use the threat of alien invasion as an excuse to build up his power base.

Source: Demonization
Word is that he allowed them to base Ultimate Nick Fury on him so that if they put Nick Fury in a movie he'd have an excuse to play him.

Source: One Of Us / Film Nerds

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Excuse and Base. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/excuse

Base & Excuse. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/excuse>.

Excuse or Base. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/excuse.

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