Basic Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Basic

Meaning 1 : reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality

    Example : a basic story line

    Synonyms : canonic,  canonical
Meaning 2 : serving as a base or starting point

    Example : a basic course in Russian,basic training for raw recruits,a set of basic tools

    Synonyms : introductory
Meaning 3 : (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

    Synonyms : staple
Meaning 4 : 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

Meaning 5 : of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base

Meaning 6 : pertaining to or constituting a base or basis

    Example : a basic fact,the basic ingredients,basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities

Basic Antonyms