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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | commonplace |
| Synonyms: | banal, basic, common, conventional, customary, dull, established, formal, hackneyed, normal, ordinary, overused, regular, routine, run-of-the-mill, set, standard, staple, stereotyped, traditional, trite, typical, usual, worn-out |
| Antonyms: | different, original, unusual |
| Main Entry: | unadorned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | plain, simple |
| Synonyms: | austere, bare, basic, modest, stark, stripped down, undecorated, unembellished |
| Main Entry: | uncomplicated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easy |
| Synonyms: | apparent, basic, child's play, cinch, clear, easily done, effortless, elementary, evident, manageable, no bother, no problem, no sweat, no trouble, not burdensome, not difficult, nothing to it, obvious, painless, piece of cake, simple, simple as ABC, snap, straightforward, uninvolved |
| Main Entry: | underlying |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fundamental, latent |
| Synonyms: | basal, basic, bottom, bottom-line, cardinal, concealed, critical, crucial, elemental, elementary, essential, hidden, indispensable, intrinsic, lurking, necessary, needful, nitty-gritty, nub, primary, prime, primitive, radical, root, substratal, veiled, vital |
| Antonyms: | secondary |
| Main Entry: | virtual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in essence |
| Synonyms: | basic, constructive, essential, fundamental, implicit, implied, in all but name, in conduct, in effect, in practice, indirect, potential, practical, pragmatic, tacit, unacknowledged |
| Antonyms: | actual, authentic, real |
| Main Entry: | vital |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | essential |
| Synonyms: | basic, bottom-line, cardinal, coal-and-ice, constitutive, critical, crucial, decisive, fundamental, heavy*, imperative, important, indispensable, integral, key, life-or-death, meaningful, meat-and-potatoes, name, name-of-the-game, necessary, needed, nitty-gritty, prerequisite, required, requisite, significant, underlined, urgent |
| Notes: | the words crucial, essential, and vital cannot be qualified (cannot be more or less...) |
| Antonyms: | inessential, insignficant, trivial, unimportant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bare bones |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basic elements |
| Synonyms: | basic, basic facts, core, essential elements, frame, no-frills, skeleton, undercarriage |
| Main Entry: | structural |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fundamental |
| Synonyms: | anatomic, anatomical, architectural, basic, constitutional, constructural, formalistic, formational, formative, organic, skeletal, tectonic |
| Main Entry: | rough-and-ready |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crude but serviceable |
| Synonyms: | ad-lib, basic, crude, extemporaneous, improvised, jerry-built, makeshift, primitive, provisional, thrown together, unrefined, unsophisticated, wild-and-woolly |
| Antonyms: | sophisticated |
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