BASIC as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
   Synonym(s)
   • staple (what does staple mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) basic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • commodity (what does commodity mean?)
   • trade goods (what does trade goods mean?)
   • goods (what does goods mean?)
2. Meaning
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) BASIC is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • programming language (what does programming language mean?)
   • programing language (what does programing language mean?)

BASIC as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
   Similar To
   • alkaline (what does alkaline mean?)
   • alkalic (what does alkalic mean?)
2. Meaning
   • of primary importance
   Synonym(s)
   • basal (what does basal mean?)
   • primary (what does primary mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • basic truths
   Similar To
   • essential (what does essential mean?)
3. Meaning
   • serving as a base or starting point
   Synonym(s)
   • introductory (what does introductory mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a basic course in Russian
   • basic training for raw recruits
   • a set of basic tools
   • an introductory art course
   Similar To
   • first (what does first mean?)
4. Meaning
   • pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
   Usage Example(s)
   • a basic fact
   • the basic ingredients
   • basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities
   Antonym(s)
   • incidental (what does incidental mean?)
   • incident (what does incident mean?)
   Similar To
   • basal (what does basal mean?)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • elementary (what does elementary mean?)
   • primary (what does primary mean?)
   • fundamental (what does fundamental mean?)
   • rudimentary (what does rudimentary mean?)
   • underlying (what does underlying mean?)
   • grassroots (what does grassroots mean?)
   • radical (what does radical mean?)
5. Meaning
   • reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
   Synonym(s)
   • canonic (what does canonic mean?)
   • canonical (what does canonical mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a basic story line
   • a canonical syllable pattern
   Similar To
   • standard (what does standard mean?)