Basis and Material

Basis

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

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Material and basis are semantically related in fundamental topic. In some cases you can use "Material" instead a noun "Basis".

Nearby Word: basic

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

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Basis and material are semantically related in fundamental topic. Sometimes you can use "Basis" instead a noun "Material".

live	live basis	live material
human	human basis	human material
good	good basis	good material
similar	similar basis	similar material
Other adjectives: normal, usual, common, original, heavy, strong, actual, little, less, canonical, biological, genetic.

Shown Their Work: Granted, Artistic License is in force on various aspects (such as Hollywood Acid multiple times), but most of the material shown and talked about did have basis in real life science at the time of the show's airing.

Source: Western Animation / Godzilla: The Series
While Godzilla: The Series had Artistic License in force for obvious reasons, most of the material seen and talked about had basis in the sciences at the time of the show's airing.

Source: Shown Their Work / Western Animation
Most of the playable female characters in the Dynasty Warriors series, especially Sun Shang Xiang, Zhurong and Wang Yi, where there is some basis in the source material.

Source: Action Girl / Video Games

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