Base and Variant

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

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Variant is an antonym for base.

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

Variant noun - Something a little different from others of the same type.

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Base is an antonym for variant in derived form topic.

Nearby Words: variation, variance, variability

human	human base	human variant
good	good base	good variant
female	female base	female variant
full	full base	full variant
Other adjectives: similar, original, actual, new, different, local, modern.

UFO: Aftershock had the Laputa base, as well as its airborne variant, the Flying Fortress.

Source: Base on Wheels
An upgraded variant of the G-Bits appears later in the series that serve as an automated defense system used by DOME to protect the moon base its housed in.

Source: Anime / After War Gundam X
Dragon Age: Inquisition: Elven mage Solas has the extremely pale variant, verging on Creepy Blue Eyes; he also starts with Ice and Spirit magic as his base spec.

Source: Icy Blue Eyes

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

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