Base
Base noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.
Handle
Handle noun - A part by which an implement is held.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old base | old handle |
| good | good base | good handle |
| low | low base | low handle |
| similar | similar base | similar handle |
| Other adjectives: complete, certain, current, friendly, small, strong, actual, real, massive, large, big, huge, black, new, former, broken. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Idiot Ball: Ginrai decidedly chose to bring 3 Godmasters instead of just him and one other to handle Buster and Hydra, leaving the exposed Autobot base raided by Decepticons.
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Jurisdiction Friction is generally avoided: The MPs deal with stuff on base, the local police handle everything off base.
- It can be said that Piper and other writers who have FTL travel but no FTL radio setups in their works often do so to justify why the protagonists must handle the issue at hand and can't just call back to base for help/relief/support from more qualified personnel.
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Handle and Base. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/handle
Base & Handle. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/handle>.
Handle or Base. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/handle.
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