Basis
Subject
Subject noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).
Usage example: the subject of our discussion switched from who would be the next president to who was the greatest president in the nation's history
Basis and subject are semantically related in essence topic. Sometimes you can use "Basis" instead a noun "Subject".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- But they're just cards in a card game, subject to the rules thereof, so Yugi's trick had absolutely no basis in the rules (but it looked cool).
Source: New Rules as the Plot Demands -
In Kare Kano Arima and Yukino are having a romantic walk in Kyoto when the subject of going to a First-Name Basis crops up.
-
Butt Monkey: Simon is subject to numerous pratfalls and humiliation on a regular basis.
Cite this Source
Subject and Basis. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/basis/subject
Basis & Subject. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/basis/subject>.
Subject or Basis. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/basis/subject.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "basis" and "subject" have occurred on timeline