“basic”

Definitions

• noun

  a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use

  Synonyms: aboriginal, acid, alkali, austere, bare, basal, basilar, bedrock, biochemical, bottom, capital, central

• adjective

  pertaining to or constituting a base or basis

  Antonyms: incidental

  • Example:“a basic fact”
  • Example:“the basic ingredients”

• adjective

  reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality

  Synonyms: canonic, canonical

  • Example:“a basic story line”
  • Example:“a canonical syllable pattern”

• adjective

  serving as a base or starting point

  Synonyms: introductory

  • Example:“a basic course in Russian”
  • Example:“basic training for raw recruits”

• adjective

  of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base

• noun

  (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

  Synonyms: staple