Synonyms of the word

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.

alkalic

• adj. (geology, of a rock) Containing a relatively high proportion of alkali; alkaline.

alkaline

• n. An alkaline battery.
• adj. Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
• adj. (chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.

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.

canonic

• adj. canonical.

canonical

• adj. Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.
• adj. According to recognised or orthodox rules.
• adj. Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner.
• adj. Prototypical.
• adj. (religion) In conformity with canon law.
• adj. (music) In the form of a canon.
• adj. (religion) Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter.
• adj. (mathematics, computing) In canonical form.
• adj. (mathematics) Distinguished among entities of its kind, so that it can be picked out in a way that does…
• n. (Roman Catholicism) The formal robes of a priest.

commodity

• n. (obsolete) Convenience; usefulness, suitability.
• n. Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
• n. Something useful or valuable.
• n. (obsolete) Self-interest; personal convenience or advantage.
• n. (economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in…
• n. (marketing) Undifferentiated goods characterized by a low profit margin, as distinguished from branded…
• n. (Marxism) Anything which has both a use-value and an exchange-value.

elemental

• adj. (chemistry) of, relating to, or being an element (as opposed to a compound).
• adj. basic, fundamental or elementary.
• adj. of the ancient supposed elements of earth, air, fire and water.
• adj. (by extension) of, or relating to a force or nature, especially to severe atmospheric conditions.
• n. (fantasy) A creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements:…

elementary

• adj. Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
• adj. Relating to an elementary school.
• adj. (physics) Relating to a subatomic particle.
• adj. (archaic) Sublunary; not celestial; belonging to the sublunary sphere, to which the four classical elements…

first

• adj. Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
• adj. Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
• adv. Before anything else; firstly.
• n. (uncountable) The person or thing in the first position.
• n. (uncountable) The first gear of an engine.
• n. (countable) Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
• n. (countable, baseball) first base.
• n. (countable, Britain, colloquial) A first-class honours degree.
• n. (countable, colloquial) A first-edition copy of some publication.
• n. A fraction of an integer ending in one.
• n. (obsolete) Time; time granted; respite.

fundamental

• n. (usually in the plural) A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork…
• n. (physics) The lowest frequency of a periodic waveform.
• n. (music) The lowest partial of a complex tone.
• adj. Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation.
• adj. Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary.

good

• adj. (of people).
• adj. (of capabilities).
• adj. (of properties and qualities).
• adj. (colloquial) With "and", extremely.
• adj. Holy (especially when capitalized).
• adj. (of quantities).
• interj. That is good; an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.
• adv. (nonstandard) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
• n. (uncountable) The forces or behaviors that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and…
• n. (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
• n. (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes…
• n. (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
• v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
• v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make good; turn to good; improve.
• v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make improvements or repairs.
• v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To benefit; gain.
• v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
• v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
• v. (reflexive, now chiefly dialectal) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
• v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.

grassroots

• adj. Of, or relating to people or society at the local level; of the grass roots.

introductory

• adj. introducing; giving a preview or idea of.

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.

rudimentary

• adj. Of or relating to one or more rudiments.
• adj. Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
• n. (zoology, usually in the plural) One of the rudimentary mammae of boars.

standard

• adj. Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
• adj. (of a tree or shrub) Growing alone as a free-standing plant; not trained on a post etc.
• adj. Having recognized excellence or authority.
• adj. Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.
• adj. (not comparable, of a motor vehicle) Having a manual transmission.
• adj. As normally supplied (not optional).
• n. A principle or example or measure used for comparison.
• n. A vertical pole with something at its apex.
• n. A manual transmission vehicle.
• n. (botany) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.
• n. (shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch…
• n. A large drinking cup.

staple

• n. (now historical) A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase…
• n. (by extension) Place of supply; source.
• n. The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
• n. A basic or essential supply.
• n. A recurring topic or character.
• n. Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
• n. Unmanufactured material; raw material.
• v. (transitive) To sort according to its staple.
• adj. Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
• adj. Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
• adj. Fit to be sold; marketable.
• adj. Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
• n. A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
• n. A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
• n. A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
• n. One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve…
• n. (mining) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
• n. A small pit.
• n. A district granted to an abbey.
• n. (obsolete) A post; prop; support.
• v. (transitive) To secure with a staple.

underlying

• adj. lying underneath.
• adj. basic or fundamental.
• adj. implicit.
• n. (finance) The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.