Definition of BASED

based

Verb

Verb Forms: base, based, basing, bases

  • Founded or established on something; used as a foundation.
  • Past tense of BASE.
  • use as a basis for; found on
  • situate as a center of operations
  • use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
  • simple past and past participle of base
  • Being derived from (usually followed by on or upon).
  • simple past and past participle of base
  • Having a base.
  • simple past and past participle of base
  • Having a base of operations.

Adjective Satellite

  • having a base
    • "firmly based ice"
  • having a base of operations (often used as a combining form)
    • "a locally based business"
    • "an Atlanta-based company"
    • "carrier-based planes"

Adj

  • Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
  • Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality.
  • Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if the thing that is considered "praiseworthy" is unpopular or controversial.
  • Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if the thing that is considered "praiseworthy" is unpopular or controversial.
  • Admirable for rejecting political correctness or socially progressive values.

Intj

  • Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion, often a controversial or unpopular one.

Examples

  • based and redpilled
  • Her winning play was based on a lucky draw of the letter Z.
  • His entire Scrabble strategy was based on hoarding his ’S’ tiles.
  • My last account got banned for being too based.
  • OP is based as hell
  • That was a soundly based argument.
  • —There is no ethics in communism—Based.

Origin / Etymology

From base + -ed.

Synonyms

base, establish, found, free-base, ground, damn straight, maverick, right on, unwoke, word

Antonyms

cringe, unbased

Scrabble Score: 8

based: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
based: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
based: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

based: valid Words With Friends Word