basis
- noun (n)
Meaning: foundation for belief, action
Synonyms:
antecedent
assumption
authority
axiom
backbone
background
backing
base
bedrock
cause
center
chief ingredient
core
crux
data
dictum
essence
essential
evidence
explanation
footing
fundamental
hard fact
heart
infrastructure
justification
keynote
keystone
law
nexus
nucleus
postulate
premise
presumption
presupposition
principal element
principle
proof
reason
root
rudiment
sanction
security
source
substratum
support
theorem
theory
underpinning
warrant
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