Base
Base verb - To find a basis.
Usage example: she based her argument against the death penalty on careful research
Rest is a synonym for base in foundation topic. In some cases you can use "Rest" instead the word "Base" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like support, establish, ground, deed.
How words are described
| old | old base | old rest |
| good | good base | good rest |
| full | full base | full rest |
| original | original base | original rest |
| Other adjectives: top, single, small, actual, entire, real, big, evil, main, permanent, former, next, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He takes along a piece of Dalek technology salvaged from the Cybermen base and the rest of those infostamps.
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XCOM managed to capture the base with the Sectoid Commander and prevented potential EXALT operations, but over half their soldiers were killed with the rest wounded.
Source: Fanfic / Arad's Stardust -
One-Man Army: Havoc, which is in keeping with the rest of the games, wherin the Commando units were in fact more than capable of leveling a base with little or no support.
Cite this Source
Rest and Base. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/rest
Base & Rest. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/rest>.
Rest or Base. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/rest.
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