adj · intj · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/beɪst/
rhymes with -eɪst
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homophone: baste
CMU ARPABET:B EY1 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
That was a soundly based argument.
The company opted for a subscription-based business model.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Not caring what others think about one's personality, style, or behavior; focused on maintaining individuality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: maverick
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if simultaneously unpopular or controversial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, humorous, sometimes
Examples
OP is based as hell
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: cringe, unbased, debased, base
4
adj
Meaning 4
Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if simultaneously unpopular or controversial.
Admirable for rejecting political correctness or socially progressive values.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, humorous, sometimes
Examples
based and redpilled
My last account got banned for being too based.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unwoke
Antonyms: cringe, unbased, debased, base
5
intj
Meaning 5
Indicating emphatic approval of a statement or opinion, often a controversial or unpopular one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, humorous, sometimes
Examples
—There is no ethics in communism—Based.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: damn straight, word, right on
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
simple past and past participle of base
Being derived from (usually followed by on or upon).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
It's a new film based on a best-selling novel.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
simple past and past participle of base
Having a base.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The ladder is based on the even sidewalk for stability.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
simple past and past participle of base
Having a base of operations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The company is based in New York.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
having a base of operations (often used as a combining form)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a locally based business
an Atlanta-based company
carrier-based planes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
having a base
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
firmly based ice
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From base + -ed.
A reference to freebase cocaine, via basehead. Coined by American rapper from California Lil B in 2010 to describe his lifestyle.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Danish:
baseret
— founded on
Dutch:
gebaseerd
— founded on
Dutch:
onderbouwd
— founded on
Esperanto:
bazita
— founded on
Finnish:
-pohjainen
— founded on
Finnish:
-varainen
— founded on
German:
basiert
— founded on
German:
fundiert
— founded on
Greek:
βασιζόμενος
(vasizómenos)
— founded on
Greek:
-παγής
(-pagís)
— founded on
Latin:
fundatus
— founded on
Macedonian:
основан
(osnovan)
— founded on
Norwegian:
basert
— founded on
Portuguese:
baseado
— founded on
Portuguese:
fundamentado
— founded on
Romanian:
bazat
— founded on
Spanish:
fundamentado
— founded on
Spanish:
cimentado
— founded on
Swedish:
baserad
— founded on
Turkish:
tabanlı
— founded on
Turkish:
temelli
— founded on
Bulgarian:
базиран
(baziran)
— not caring what others think about oneself
Bulgarian:
бейсд
(bejsd)
— not caring what others think about oneself
Bulgarian:
основан
(osnovan)
— not caring what others think about oneself
Catalan:
basat
— not caring what others think about oneself
Dutch:
gebaseerd
— not caring what others think about oneself
Finnish:
peisetti
— not caring what others think about oneself
French:
basé
— not caring what others think about oneself
Galician:
baseado
— not caring what others think about oneself
Hungarian:
bázisolt
— not caring what others think about oneself
Italian:
basato
— not caring what others think about oneself
Macedonian:
базиран
(baziran)
— not caring what others think about oneself
Macedonian:
заснован
(zasnovan)
— not caring what others think about oneself
Macedonian:
затемелен
(zatemelen)
— not caring what others think about oneself
Polish:
baza
— not caring what others think about oneself
Portuguese:
baseado
— not caring what others think about oneself
Russian:
ба́за
(báza)
— not caring what others think about oneself
Serbo-Croatian:
bazirano
— not caring what others think about oneself
Serbo-Croatian:
utemeljeno
— not caring what others think about oneself
Serbo-Croatian:
zasnovano
— not caring what others think about oneself
Spanish:
basado
— not caring what others think about oneself
Swedish:
baserad
— not caring what others think about oneself
Turkish:
bazlı
— not caring what others think about oneself
Welsh:
bêsd
— not caring what others think about oneself
