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most basic

ADJECTIVE

elementary, fundamental

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elemental essential key main necessary primary primitive underlying vital

STRONG

capital central chief principal radical

WEAK

basal indispensable inherent intrinsic substratal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

auxiliary inessential insignificant minor nonessential secondary unimportant unnecessary

STRONG

extra

WEAK

additional outside peripheral

Example Sentences

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most basic

An inexperienced investor who had learned one of the market’s most basic and painful lessons—borrow too much, get burned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

In a country grappling with rising obesity and lifestyle diseases, cities have turned the most basic form of exercise into something not just inconvenient, but too often dangerous.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The most basic right is on the line.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Lawyers for the Times said "the Government's actions violate the most basic First Amendment protections for newsgathering activity."

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

I was even ignorant of Bragg’s Law, the most basic of all crystallographic ideas.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson