Antonyms for off-base
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : awf-beys, of- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔfˈbeɪs, ˈɒf- |
- acceptable
- accurate
- appropriate
- arranged
- behaved
- called-for
- calm
- calming
- common
- compliant
- conforming
- conventional
- correct
- cowardly
- customary
- decent
- disciplined
- expected
- familiar
- fitting
- formal
- founded
- genuine
- good
- honest
- humble
- justified
- manageable
- modest
- moral
- neat
- normal
- obedient
- OK
- ordered
- orderly
- ordinary
- organized
- polite
- proper
- proven
- quiet
- real
- reasonable
- regular
- respectful
- retiring
- right
- same
- servile
- settling
- soothing
- standard
- straight
- substantiated
- suitable
- supported
- systematized
- trim
- true
- truthful
- uncorrupt
- usual
- valid
- warranted
- well-behaved
- wise
Definition of off-base
Origin :- "unawares," 1936, American English, from off (adv.) + base (n.); a figurative extension from baseball sense of "not in the right position" (1898), from notion of a baserunner being picked off while taking a lead.
- As in improper : adj not suitable
- As in impudent : adj bold, shameless
- As in insolent : adj bold, disrespectful
- As in risqué : adj improper, referring to sex
- As in unfounded : adj not based on fact
- As in aberrant : adj not normal; varying from the usual
- As in malapert : adj impudent
- As in smart-alecky : adj impudent
- As in snippety : adj impudent
- As in unapt : adj improper
- As in unbefitting : adj improper
- As in uppish : adj impudent
- As in abnormal : adj different from standard or norm
- As in disorderly : adj causing trouble; unlawful
- As in disruptive : adj causing trouble, confusion
- These excuses for not dealing with off-base discrimination continued throughout the decade.
- Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
- The committee wanted the recommendations on off-base discrimination contained in its initial report also applied overseas.
- Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
- The local commander also arranged for the desegregation of some off-base social facilities in a effort to improve black morale.
- Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
- It is hard enough to be told that you are off-base and that your behavior has been bad when an adult says the damning words.
- Extract from : « The Fourth R » by George Oliver Smith
Synonyms for off-base
- aberrant
- abnormal
- abusive
- amoral
- anomalistic
- anomalous
- arrant
- arrogant
- assuming
- assumptive
- at odds
- atypical
- audacious
- awkward
- bad form
- barefaced
- baseless
- bawdy
- bizarre
- blatant
- blue
- boisterous
- bold
- boldfaced
- bottomless
- brash
- brassy
- brazen
- breezy
- bumptious
- cheeky
- cocky
- contemptuous
- contumelious
- cool
- crude
- curious
- daring
- deceptive
- deviant
- deviate
- deviating
- dictatorial
- different
- dirty
- discordant
- discourteous
- discrepant
- disdainful
- disobedient
- disorderly
- disrespectful
- disruptive
- distracting
- disturbing
- divergent
- drunk
- earthy
- eccentric
- erotic
- erroneous
- exceptional
- extraordinary
- fabricated
- fallacious
- false
- familiar
- fantastic
- filthy
- flaky
- flip
- flippant
- forward
- foul
- foundationless
- fractious
- fresh
- funny
- gratuitous
- grody
- gross
- groundless
- heteroclite
- heterodox
- heteromorphic
- hot
- idle
- ill-advised
- ill-timed
- illogical
- immodest
- immoral
- imperative
- impertinent
- impolite
- imprudent
- impudent
- inaccurate
- inadmissible
- inadvisable
- inapplicable
- inapposite
- inappropriate
- inapt
- incongruous
- incorrect
- indecent
- indecorous
- indelicate
- indisciplined
- indiscreet
- inelegant
- inept
- inexpedient
- infelicitous
- inharmonious
- inopportune
- insolent
- insubordinate
- insulting
- intemperate
- irregular
- lewd
- ludicrous
- lurid
- magisterial
- malapert
- malapropos
- mendacious
- mental
- misleading
- naughty
- nervy
- noisy
- nonstandard
- obscene
- obstreperous
- odd
- off-base
- off-color
- offensive
- on-a-tear
- out of line
- out of place
- out-of-line
- out-of-order
- out-of-place
- out-of-season
- overbearing
- overbold
- overconfident
- peculiar
- peremptory
- pert
- preposterous
- presuming
- presumptuous
- preternatural
- procacious
- provocative
- psycho
- purple
- pushy
- put down
- queer
- racy
- raucous
- raw
- rebellious
- refractory
- ribald
- riotous
- rowdy
- rude
- salacious
- salty
- sassy
- saucy
- screwy
- shady
- sizzling
- smart
- smart-alecky
- smutty
- spastic
- spicy
- spurious
- stormy
- strange
- suggestive
- termagant
- troublemaking
- troublesome
- trumped up
- tumultous/tumultuous
- turbulent
- unabashed
- unapt
- unbecoming
- unbefitting
- unblushing
- uncalled-for
- uncivil
- uncomely
- uncommon
- uncompliant
- uncontrollable
- undue
- unexpected
- unfit
- unfitting
- ungovernable
- ungracious
- unjustified
- unmanageable
- unnatural
- unorthodox
- unproven
- unreal
- unrefined
- unruly
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unsettling
- unsubstantiated
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- untimely
- untoward
- untrue
- untruthful
- unusual
- unwarranted
- upsetting
- vain
- vulgar
- wanton
- warm
- wayward
- weird
- wicked
- wise
- without basis
- without foundation
- wrong
- X-rated
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