Based on
Related to and based on are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Related to" instead a preposition phrase "Based on".
Related to
Related to adjective - Being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics.
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Synonyms for Related to
Based on and related to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Based on" instead a preposition phrase "Related to".
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Related pairs
- out of and based on
- out of and related to
- away from and based on
- away from and related to
- of and based on
- of and related to
- as regards and based on
- as regards and related to
- connected with and based on
- connected with and related to
- pertaining to and based on
- pertaining to and related to
- referring to and based on
- referring to and related to
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- Fiction based on or vaguely related to the City of Heroes supergroup The Legendary (based on the Virtue server).
Source: Fanfic Recs / Unclassified - Supernatural is partially based on this, taking tropes related to monsters from myth and legend (of the week)and deconstructing the hell out of them.
- Closely related to Everything Is an Instrument, where someone creates an actual instrument based on supposedly non-musical sounds.
Source: Anything Can Be Music
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