Base
Base adjective - Not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency.
Usage example: a base and sneaky act that is a clear violation of international law
Principled is an antonym for base.
Principled
Principled adjective - Following the accepted rules of moral conduct.
Usage example: a high-principled art expert who always told clients what he honestly thought their items were worth
Base is an antonym for principled.
Nearby Words: principle, principally
Both words in one sentence
- So she heads over to the base of the Talon mercenary gang, who she has just learned have been fighting off Cerberus, only to discover another bombshell: the Talons' leader is her ex-lover Nyreen Kandros, who has turned them into a highly principled resistance army.
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