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basic

basic

1.0
Forming the simple and most necessary part of something
  • adjective
  • /ˈbeɪsɪk/
translation icon : básico
  • Before diving into details, let's review the basic rules of the game.
  • basic skills
  • basic needs
  • basic principles

And they talk about the same basic story.

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Examples

  • So we're going to begin with a basic straight stitch seam.

  • 'To do so would be to violate the most basic codes of service.

  • And they talk about the same basic story.

  • I want to just go over the basic scheme.

  • We and others have two basic goals here, OK?

  • There are three basic reasons for that.

  • Could you lay out the basic structure of the book?

  • It's a pretty basic operation.

  • To understand why, one needs to understand some basic premises of the health insurance market.

    Academic text (2017)
  • One of the basic principles of physics... is that what goes up must come down.

Synonyms

essential
vsbasic
537 1.9

Needed for something to work or succeed

is about the simple starting base rather than urgent necessity
fundamental
vsbasic
536 3.5

Very important and necessary for something to work

is broader, meaning the simple starting base rather than core importance
introductory
vsbasic
35 3.9

About the first part that gives basic facts to beginners

means the simple necessary base rather than only the first section
rudimentary
vsbasic
33 5.1

Basic knowledge, skill, or thing at an early stage

means the necessary starting form rather than incomplete development
foundational
vsbasic
20 4.6

A base that something needs to exist or grow

is the simpler reduced starting point not focused on structure
elementary
vsbasic
16 1.1

Basic and most important part of something

is broader, referring to the simplest necessary starting form rather than subject parts
canonical
vsbasic
  • Specialized
2 8.2

In a simple standard form used in math or science

is the general simple start, not a technical standardized reduction
primitive
vsbasic
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A function whose derivative is a given function

is the needed starting base, not specifically the earliest historical form
canonic
vsbasic
  • Specialized
9.2

In the simplest, most useful form for study or use

is the everyday starting form, not a formally reduced theoretical expression

Antonyms

648 5.6

Not simple because it has many connected parts

379 4.0

At a very high level of skill, knowledge, or development

Compounds

A first period of military training for new soldiers with hard exercise and strict rules

An important rule or idea that forms the base for other knowledge

A simple idea or belief that people accept without proof and that supports an argument

A necessary thing you must have or meet to be allowed to do something

Basic English
  • Archaic
1 3.4

A simplified form of English that uses a small set of common words for international communication

basic price
  • Specialized
1 3.2

The amount a seller charges before adding sales tax or VAT, including any government help the seller gets

9.9

A person who likes popular trends and is not original

4.6

A simple mental action like seeing, remembering, or paying attention

basic color
  • Specialized
7.2

A dye with a positive charge that sticks to acid parts and stains cells and fabrics

basic dye
  • Specialized
5.3

A positively charged stain used to colour acidic parts of cells

basic iron
  • Specialized
6.5

A type of raw iron with high phosphorus used to make steel after removing it

A missile system on a ship that defends it from close incoming missiles or planes

basic slag
  • Specialized
8.4

Material from making steel that farmers use as fertilizer

How Fundamental

indispensable
48 4.6
essential
50 2.4
basic
1.0
rudimentary
33 5.1

Surface Forms

basic positive

Morphology

basic = base (transparent) = base + ic

The sense 'fundamental' is a straightforward adjectival meaning derived from 'base' plus the productive suffix '-ic'.

Etymology

Basic comes from base or basis, which means a 'foundation' or the simplest part of something. So if something is basic it is the essential, simple starting point you build on.