basic

Adjective

Positive basic

Comparative more basic

Superlative most basic

1. When something is basic, it is simple.

   Everyone in the army has to have basic training.

2. When something is basic, it is fundamental or important.

   Water is a basic necessity of human life: you cannot live without it.

Synonyms

• (simple) simple
• (fundamental) fundamental, important, essential

Antonyms

• (simple) complex, complicated, difficult
• (fundamental) unimportant

Related words

• base

Noun

Singular basic

Plural basics

1. (usually plural) Basics are things that are essential.

   Beginners must first learn the basics before they become experts.

See also

• ropes