Basic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbeɪsɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Basic is an adjective meaning Necessary, essential for life or some process.
Meaning
Necessary, essential for life or some process.
More Meanings
- Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
- (chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
- (informal) Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
- A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
- An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
- (military) Basic training.
Example Sentences
Flour is a basic ingredient of bread.
The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is very basic.
Having access to the truth is a basic right of the general public.
It [the online far right] feels full of righteous contempt for anything mainstream, conformist, basic.
Word Forms
- basics
Synonyms for basic
Depending on context, synonyms include indispensable, needed, essential, necessar, necessary, prerequisite.
Antonyms for basic
Common opposites include acidic, incident, incidental.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include essential, first, primary, elementary, fundamental, basal.
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