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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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Without it, the body would struggle to perform one of its most basic functions: breaking down proteins into the building blocks it needs to survive.

From Barron's • May 5, 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

And even the most basic displays of bipartisan comity become newsworthy.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

"This is about far more than the fate of one Chinese artist – it is a test of freedom of expression, historical memory, and the most basic boundaries of the rule of law," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Perhaps the most famous enslaved man in America at the time, William Lee was not granted the most basic recognition of his birth or death.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis