Basis and Start

Basis

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

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Start and basis are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead a noun "Basis".

Nearby Word: basic

Start noun - The point at which something begins.

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Basis and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basis" instead a noun "Start".

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

good	good basis	good start
complete	complete basis	complete start
original	original basis	original start
initial	initial basis	initial start
Other adjectives: strong, actual, real, loose, main, canonical, last.

In Wandering Son Maho outright makes her boyfriend, Riku, start being on a First-Name Basis not soon after they begin dating.

Source: First Name Basis / Anime and Manga
This trope is often the basis of temptation for Sitcom teenagers to try/think about/start smoking.

Source: Smoking Is Glamorous
Even the other characters (who, being denizens of the Negiverse are quite used to Clothing Damage happening to just about everyone on a regular basis) start referring to her as a stripper.

Source: Naked People Are Funny

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Start and Basis. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/basis/start

Basis & Start. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/basis/start>.

Start or Basis. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/basis/start.

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