Antonyms for basic
ˈbeɪ sɪkba·sic

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1. BASICnoun

   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

   Antonyms:
   incidental, amphoteric, omissible, parenthetical, last, secondary, parenthetic, peripheral, nonstandard, acidic, amphiprotic, incident

   Synonyms:
   staple

2. basic, stapleadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   incidental, nonstandard, secondary, last, omissible, parenthetical, incident, parenthetic, amphiprotic, amphoteric, peripheral, acidic

   Synonyms:
   staple fibre, staple, raw material, staple fiber

3. basicadjective

   pertaining to or constituting a base or basis

   "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"

   Antonyms:
   omissible, peripheral, amphoteric, nonstandard, parenthetic, incident, parenthetical, secondary, amphiprotic, incidental, acidic, last

   Synonyms:
   introductory, canonic, canonical

4. basic, canonic, canonicaladjective

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

   "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"

   Antonyms:
   acidic, secondary, parenthetical, parenthetic, amphiprotic, incident, nonstandard, incidental, peripheral, omissible, last, amphoteric

   Synonyms:
   introductory, sanctioned, canonic, canonical

5. basic, introductoryadjective

   serving as a base or starting point

   "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"

   Antonyms:
   amphoteric, omissible, nonstandard, secondary, last, acidic, parenthetic, incident, parenthetical, amphiprotic, peripheral, incidental

   Synonyms:
   introductory, prefatorial, prefatory, canonic, canonical

6. basicadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   last, parenthetic, nonstandard, secondary, acidic, amphiprotic, incidental, peripheral, omissible, incident, parenthetical, amphoteric

   Synonyms:
   introductory, canonic, canonical

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. BASIC

   Synonyms:
   Beginners" All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

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How to use basic in a sentence?

1. The Post:

   I now think that the basic concept of surrogacy arrangements must be re-examined, scrutinized and reconsidered.

2. Howard Gleckman:

   What Warren is saying is, in effect,' you're going to pay nothing for this insurance.' ... and the reality is, it's not totally free, the basic story [ Biden ] is telling -- I think -- is more right than the basic story that [ Warren ] is telling, at least as far as this piece of the proposal is concerned.

3. Howard H. Aiken:

   If it should turn out that the basic logics of a machine designed for the numerical solution of differential equations coincide with the logics of a machine intended to make bills for a department store, I would regard this as the most amazing coincidence I have ever encountered.

4. Jenny Schuetz:

   These households can't build up any kind of savings, any rainy day fund, which means that as soon as they lose hours or lose a job, they just can't pay their basic monthly bills.

5. Edwin Kite:

   Our work answers some existing questions but raises a new one. Which is wrong : the climate models, the atmosphere evolution models, or our basic understanding of inner solar system chronology ?

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