Base and Material

Base

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

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

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

Material

Material noun - The basic elements from which something can be developed.

Base and material are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Base" instead a noun "Material".

How words are described

human human base human material
old old base old material
good good base good material
similar similar base similar material
Other adjectives: certain, solid, original, top, strong, actual, big, new, secondary, different, nuclear.

Both words in one sentence

  • During one of the Truth-sessions of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood you can hear how one of the modern descendants of the Knights Templar describes how they will provide mankind freedom from democracy and choice, and all base and material desires for good measure.
  • Alien Kudzu In Stargate Atlantis, the base gets seeded with the material of the organic ships used by the Wraith, and Wraith ship material begins to overrun the city.
    Source: Alien Kudzu
  • Behind-the-scenes material on Avatar claims that the Na'vi also use base 8 for the same reason as the ElfQuest elves.
Cite this Source
Material and Base. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/material
Base & Material. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/material>.
Material or Base. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/material.
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