basic

The word “basic” has 2 syllables: ba-sic

It's pronounced as /ˈbeɪ.sɪk/

What is synonym and antonym for basic?

In the thesaurus, “basic” has 57 synonyms and 26 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for basic along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for basic

abecedarian
basal
beginning
capital
central
chief
claim
condition
crucial
crude
demand
desire
drive
dun
elemental
elementary
essential
fundamental
important
importunity
imposition
indispensable
inherent
intrinsic
introductory
key
main
meat-and-potatoes
must
necessary
need
preliminary
preparatory
primal
primary
prime
primeval
primitive
primordial
principal
provision
radical
request
requirement
requisition
rude
rudimental
rudimentary
simple
stipulation
substratal
ultimatum
uncomplicated
underlying
vital
want
wish

Antonyms for basic

additional
advanced
auxiliary
complex
complicated
convoluted
detailed
developed
elaborate
evolved
extensive
extra
high
higher
inessential
insignificant
intricate
minor
nonessential
outside
peripheral
refined
secondary
sophisticated
unimportant
unnecessary

Meanings of basic

noun
1. A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
2. An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
3. Basic training.
adjective
1. Necessary, essential for life or some process.
2. Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
3. Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
4. Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.

Example Sentences

She has a basic understanding of French grammar.
The manual provides basic instructions for setting up the device.
Everyone should have access to basic healthcare and education.
He wore a basic white t-shirt and jeans to the party.
Learning to code starts with basic programming concepts.

On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to basic, such as: abecedarian, additional, advanced, auxiliary, basal, beginning, capital.

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