basement

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of BASEMENT

a room or set of rooms below the surface of the ground <we store our bicycles in the basement during the winter>

Synonyms basement

Related Words cellarage; bunker, crawlway, foundation, hold, vault; cyclone cellar, storm cellar

the lowest part, place, or point <the basement of the outdoor fountain needs a lot of restoration work>

Synonyms base, basement, foot, nadir, rock bottom

Related Words basis, bed, bedrock, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, seat, underpinning

Near Antonyms acme, apex, climax, crest, culmination, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip, tip-top, zenith

Antonyms head, top, vertex

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