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basic idea

NOUN

central idea

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basic thought central principle central thought main idea main point

STRONG

core crux essence gist heart keynote pith point substance

WEAK

basic principle basis

NOUN

keynote

Synonyms

STRONG

basis center core cornerstone criterion crux essence gist heart idea kernel keystone linchpin mainspring marrow measure motive nub pith principle root source spring standard substance

WEAK

central idea

Antonyms

STRONG

end exterior exteriority outside periphery result surface

NOUN

keynote/keystone

Synonyms

WEAK

basis center core cornerstone criterion crux gist heart idea kernel linchpin mainspring marrow measure motive nub pith principle root source spring standard substance

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Their approaches differ, but the basic idea is the same: The chatbot remembers what you have told it and uses that to shape future responses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Duncan Smith's basic idea was to make work pay, to incentivise people into a job.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The basic idea is to pay tax when you’re in a lower tax bracket.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 28, 2025

Remote sensing data collected by orbiting spacecraft like those used for this study provide researchers with a basic idea of the composition of the moon's surface, according to Andrews-Hanna.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

We know that Ernest Lawrence acquired the basic idea from an article in an obscure German technical journal, and we know the journal, the article, and its author.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

basic idea

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