Basic Synonyms

Basic synonyms such as "brass tacks, bare-bones, adequate, basis, and bedrock". Basic is an adjective, and its antonyms are secondary and unimportant. Here are 95 another word for basic with example sentences.

Another word for Basic

1. fundamental

2. lowest

  • without frills
  • without commission
  • unsophisticated
  • unpretentious
  • unostentatious
  • unornamented
  • unfussy
  • undermost
  • undecorated
  • unadorned
  • straightforward
  • starting
  • stark
  • spartan
  • sparse
  • sketchy
  • simple
  • severe
  • rudimentary
  • rough and ready
  • rough-hewn
  • rough
  • restrained
  • plain
  • patchy
  • ordinary
  • muted
  • modest
  • minimal
  • meagre
  • makeshift
  • lowest
  • limited
  • homespun
  • homely
  • ground
  • crude
  • bottom
  • bog-standard
  • austere
  • adequate

3. fundamentals

  • sine qua non
  • rudiments
  • realities
  • principles
  • preliminaries
  • practicalities
  • nuts and bolts
  • nub
  • nitty-gritty
  • meat
  • marrow
  • kernel
  • hard facts
  • groundwork
  • fundamentals
  • foundations
  • first principles
  • facts
  • essentials
  • essence
  • crux
  • core
  • brass tacks
  • bedrock
  • basis
  • ABC

How to Use basic in a Sentence

Basic needs must be fulfilled.

Every human deserves basic human rights.

Food and shelter are basic necessities.

He understands the basic principles well.

This course covers basic concepts thoroughly.