Antonyms for basic
ˈbeɪ sɪkba·sic

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   • Programming Language

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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. Abdul Ghafoor:

   Afghanistan is simply not ready to take all the returnees back, it's not just basic security, it's about work and prospects for the future.

2. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers ':

   We've had significant retraction as far as the number of polling places that are open. Clearly, anybody that can do basic math understands if you have fewer places to serve voters, you will have larger numbers at those sites -- numbers that will easily strain the system and frankly cause more... negative results for people who are there.

3. Dr Blake:

   In evolutionary terms, these kinds of behaviors are completely rational, even adaptive, the basic idea is that the way people compete for mates, and the things they do to put themselves at the top of the hierarchy are really important. This is where this research fits in — it’s all about how women are competing and why they’re competing.

4. The United:

   The US government's clear that this decision, made at this particular time, is politically motivated and has nothing to do with national security, these actions violate the basic principles of free market competition. They are in no one's interests, including The United States companies. ... The extension of the Temporary General License does not change the fact that Huawei has been treated unjustly.

5. Lorella Praeli:

   Let's be clear : Any school that reports a child to ICE would violate the Constitution, the Supreme Court has made clear that every child in America has a right to a basic education, regardless of immigration status. Secretary DeVos is once again wrong.

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