Synonyms of the word

basal

• adj. basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
• adj. (anatomy) associated with the base of an organism or structure.
• adj. (medicine) a minimal level that is necessary, such as a minimum dose of a drug.
• adj. (chiefly systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier…
• n. base, bottom, minimum.
• n. (anatomy) Any basal structure or part.

base

• n. Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
• n. The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
• n. A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
• n. The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
• n. (cooking, painting, pharmacy) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
• n. A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
• n. (cosmetics) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
• n. (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus…
• n. Important areas in games and sports.
• n. (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
• n. (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
• n. (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
• n. (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
• n. (geometry) The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid…
• n. (heraldry) The lowest third of a shield or escutcheon.
• n. (heraldry) The lower part of the field. See escutcheon.
• n. (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
• n. (mathematics) Synonym of radix.
• n. (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
• n. (topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
• n. (acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that…
• n. (linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
• n. (music) Dated form of bass.
• n. (military, historical) The smallest kind of cannon.
• n. (archaic) The housing of a horse.
• n. (historical, in the plural) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armour)…
• n. (obsolete) The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
• n. (obsolete) An apron.
• n. A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from…
• v. (transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
• v. (transitive) To be located (at a particular place).
• v. (acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.
• adj. (obsolete) Low in height; short.
• adj. Low in place or position.
• adj. (obsolete) Of low value or degree.
• adj. (archaic) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
• adj. Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
• adj. (now rare) Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
• adj. Designating those metals which are not classed as precious or noble.
• adj. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
• adj. (obsolete) Of illegitimate birth; bastard.
• adj. Not classical or correct.
• adj. Obsolete form of bass.
• adj. (law) Not held by honourable service.
• n. (now chiefly US, historical) The game of prisoners' bars.
• acr. Alternative form of BASE.

basic

• adj. Necessary, essential for life or some process.
• adj. Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
• adj. (chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
• adj. (slang) Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
• n. A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
• n. An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
• n. (military) Basic training.

essential

• adj. Necessary.
• adj. Very important; of high importance.
• adj. (biology) necessary for survival but not synthesized by the organism, thus needing to be ingested.
• adj. Being in the basic form; showing its essence.
• adj. Really existing; existent.
• adj. (of a lamination of a 3-manifold) Such that each complementary region is irreducible, the boundary of…
• adj. (medicine) Idiopathic.
• n. A necessary ingredient.
• n. A fundamental ingredient.

primary

• adj. The first in a group or series.
• adj. Main; principal; placed ahead of others.
• adj. (geology) Earliest formed; fundamental.
• adj. (chemistry) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree;…
• adj. (medicine) Relating to the place where a disorder or disease started to occur.
• adj. (medicine) Relating to day-to-day care provided by health professionals such as nurses, general practitioners,…
• n. A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
• n. The first year of grade school.
• n. A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
• n. The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system.
• n. A primary school.
• n. (ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.
• n. A primary colour.
• n. (electronics) A directly driven inductive coil, as in a transformer or induction motor that is magnetically…
• v. (US, intransitive) To take part in a primary election.
• v. (US, politics) To challenge an incumbent sitting politician for their political party's endorsement to…

radical

• adj. Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
• adj. (botany, not comparable) Pertaining to a root (of a plant).
• adj. Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.
• adj. Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
• adj. (linguistics, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
• adj. (linguistics, not comparable, of a sound) Produced using the root of the tongue.
• adj. (chemistry, not comparable) Involving free radicals.
• adj. (mathematics) Relating to a radix or mathematical root.
• adj. (slang, 1980s & 1990s) Excellent; awesome.
• n. (historical: 19th-century Britain) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone…
• n. (historical: early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring…
• n. A person with radical opinions.
• n. (arithmetic) A root (of a number or quantity).
• n. (linguistics) In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character…
• n. (linguistics) In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a…
• n. (chemistry) A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.
• n. (organic chemistry) A free radical.