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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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Saunders said consumers have more flexibility in managing their budgets for clothing than they do for the most basic necessities, like food.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

An instruction set is the most basic level at which hardware and software communicate.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

At the most basic level, computer memory stores information as 0s and 1s by controlling how easily electricity can pass through a material.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called the killings a "brazen crime" that broke the "most basic rules" of international law by targeting reporters, "who are ultimately civilians performing a professional duty".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

I know only how to get to the most basic places: the sleeping area, the cafeteria, the lobby, the interrogation room.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth