Definitions

ABC's

[ey-bee-seez] / ˈeɪˌbiˈsiz /

NOUN

basics

Synonyms

STRONG

elements essentials foundation nitty-gritty principles rudiments

WEAK

bare bones brass tacks first steps nuts and bolts the three R's

NOUN

particular

Synonyms

STRONGEST

article case circumstance fact specific

STRONG

clue cue element feature gospel item know nitty-gritty picture point rundown scoop score speciality specification story thing

WEAK

bottom line brass tacks chapter and verse facts of life lowdown nuts and bolts what's what whole story

Antonyms

WEAK

generality

ABCs

ADJECTIVE

elementary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elemental fundamental rudimentary straightforward underlying

WEAK

abecedarian basal beginning child's play clear duck soup easy essential facile foundational initial introductory meat and potatoes original plain prefatory preliminary primary primitive primo simplest simplex simplified substratal uncomplex uncomplicated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

additional advanced extra secondary

WEAK

abstruse complex complicated compound difficult hard intricate involved

ADJECTIVE

rudimental

Synonyms

WEAK

abecedarian basal basic beginning child's play clear duck soup easy elemental essential facile foundational fundamental initial introductory meat and potatoes original plain prefatory preliminary primary primitive primo rudimentary simplest simplex simplified straightforward substratal uncomplex uncomplicated underlying

NOUN

account

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detail explanation history narrative report story tale version

STRONG

bulletin chronicle make narration recital score tab take

WEAK

annal blow-by-blow lowdown play by play run down the picture the whole picture

NOUN

alphabet

Synonyms

STRONG

characters elements fundamentals hieroglyphs ideograph morphemes phonemes pictograph rune signs syllabary symbols

WEAK

graphic representation

NOUN

description

Synonyms

STRONGEST

characterization confession definition depiction detail explanation information narration narrative picture portrayal report sketch statement story summary tale version

STRONG

brief chronicle declaration delineation explication fingerprint make monograph portraiture presentment recital recitation record rehearsal representation rundown specification summarization vignette yarn

WEAK

blow-by-blow recountal writeup

Antonyms

STRONGEST

concealment

WEAK

misrepresentation

NOUN

detail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

article design element fact part plan schedule structure thing

STRONG

accessory component count cue dope factor fraction item minutia nicety nitty-gritty particular peculiarity point portion respect singularity specialty specification technicality trait trivia triviality

WEAK

brass tacks chapter and verse circumstantiality fine point meat and potatoes minor point nuts and bolts

Antonyms

STRONG

entirety generality generalization whole

NOUN

essential

Synonyms

STRONGEST

condition element essence fundamental must precondition prerequisite principle requirement requisite

STRONG

groceries guts heart nitty-gritty quintessence rudiment stuff substance

WEAK

bottom line brass tacks fire and ice meat and potatoes name of the game nuts and bolts part and parcel sine qua non vital part where one's at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

extra

WEAK

accessory auxiliary nonessential subsidiary throwaway

NOUN

foundation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority base bedrock groundwork infrastructure support

STRONG

basics bed bottom foot footing ground guts heart justification nitty-gritty nub prop reason root setup stay substratum substructure understructure

WEAK

bottom line brass tacks nuts and bolts underpinning

Antonyms

STRONG

cowardice exterior exteriority fear outside top

NOUN

fundamental

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bottom line component cornerstone element factor foundation law principle

STRONG

axiom basis constituent guts heart nitty-gritty rudiment rule theorem

WEAK

brass tacks coal-and-ice principium rock bottom sine qua non

Antonyms

STRONG

cowardice fear

WEAK

addition auxiliary extra subordinate trivia

NOUN

grammar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alphabet syntax

STRONG

accidence elements fundaments linguistics morphology principles rudiments stratification structure

WEAK

sentence structure tagmemics

NOUN

groundwork

Synonyms

STRONGEST

preparation

STRONG

background base bedrock cornerstone footing foundation ground infrastructure origin preliminaries root substratum understructure

WEAK

underpinning

NOUN

guide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catalog clue directory guidebook handbook key manual

STRONG

Bible beacon bellwether compendium enchiridion landmark lodestar mark marker pointer print sign signal signpost telltale tip-off

WEAK

chapter and verse guiding light hot lead no-no's the book the numbers vade mecum

NOUN

letter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sign

STRONG

alphabet cap capital character majuscule minuscule rune type uncial

WEAK

small letter

Antonyms

WEAK

number speech

NOUN

rationalization

Synonyms

STRONGEST

justification rationale

STRONG

bulletin chronicle detail explanation history make narration narrative reason recital report score story tab take tale version

WEAK

annal blow-by-blow lowdown play by play rundown the picture the whole picture

NOUN

rudiments

Synonyms

STRONG

basics beginnings elements essentials foundation guts heart nitty-gritty principles

WEAK

first principles

Antonyms

STRONG

cowardice fear

NOUN

statement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

account affidavit allegation announcement assurance charge comment description explanation presentation proclamation remark report testimony word

STRONG

acknowledgment affirmation articulation aside asseveration averment avowal communication dictum ejaculation make manifesto mention narrative observation picture presentment profession protestation recital recitation relation rundown utterance ventilation verbalization vocalization voice

WEAK

blow-by-blow communiqué

Antonyms

STRONGEST

quiet silence

WEAK

question request

NOUN

substance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount effect meat significance strength stuff subject

STRONG

basis body bottom burden center core corpus crux drift essentiality focus gist guts heart import innards kernel marrow mass matter nitty-gritty nub pith point purport quintessence sense soul staple tenor theme thrust upshot

WEAK

bottom line brass tacks general meaning gravamen name of the game nuts and bolts sum total virtuality way of it

Antonyms

STRONG

cowardice exterior exteriority fear insignificance nothing nothingness outside periphery surface

WEAK

poverty

Example Sentences

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On Thursday, the “Last Week Tonight” host kicks off a guest-star arc on ABC’s long-running daytime soap “General Hospital,” which continues through Friday and then Monday, July 6.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

The FCC didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about ABC’s campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

He also felt that ABC’s “The Associates” and “The Class” on CBS were canceled too soon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

As he was sparring with Whoopi Goldberg on ABC's The View, Trump was meeting with world leaders at the G7 summit in the French resort town of Évian-les-Bains.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

The first thing you did in an emergency was ABC’s.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

ABC's

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