basic
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 adjective
pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
a basic fact
Related & opposite
- incidental antonym
- base similar to
- elementary similar to
- rudimentary similar to
- grassroots similar to
- radical similar to
Sense 2 noun
(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
Types & categories
- commodity hypernym
Related & opposite
- plural domain usage
Sense 3 adjective
reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
a basic story line
Related & opposite
- standard similar to
Sense 4 adjective
serving as a base or starting point
a basic course in Russian
Related & opposite
- first similar to
Sense 5 adjective
of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | incidental |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | base |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | elementary |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | rudimentary |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | grassroots |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | radical |
| 2 | domain usage | Related & opposite | plural |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | commodity |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | standard |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | first |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chemistry |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | alkaline |