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Definitions

ABC's

[ey-bee-seez] / ˈeɪˌbiˈsiz /

NOUN

basics

Synonyms

STRONG

elements essentials foundation nitty-gritty principles rudiments

WEAK

bare bones brass tacks first steps nuts and bolts the three R's

NOUN

particular

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article case circumstance fact specific

STRONG

clue cue element feature gospel item know nitty-gritty picture point rundown scoop score speciality specification story thing

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bottom line brass tacks chapter and verse facts of life lowdown nuts and bolts what's what whole story

Antonyms

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generality

ABCs

ADJECTIVE

elementary

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elemental fundamental rudimentary straightforward underlying

WEAK

abecedarian basal beginning child's play clear duck soup easy essential facile foundational initial introductory meat and potatoes original plain prefatory preliminary primary primitive primo simplest simplex simplified substratal uncomplex uncomplicated

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additional advanced extra secondary

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abstruse complex complicated compound difficult hard intricate involved

ADJECTIVE

rudimental

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WEAK

abecedarian basal basic beginning child's play clear duck soup easy elemental essential facile foundational fundamental initial introductory meat and potatoes original plain prefatory preliminary primary primitive primo rudimentary simplest simplex simplified straightforward substratal uncomplex uncomplicated underlying

NOUN

account

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detail explanation history narrative report story tale version

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bulletin chronicle make narration recital score tab take

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annal blow-by-blow lowdown play by play run down the picture the whole picture

NOUN

alphabet

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characters elements fundamentals hieroglyphs ideograph morphemes phonemes pictograph rune signs syllabary symbols

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graphic representation

NOUN

description

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characterization confession definition depiction detail explanation information narration narrative picture portrayal report sketch statement story summary tale version

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brief chronicle declaration delineation explication fingerprint make monograph portraiture presentment recital recitation record rehearsal representation rundown specification summarization vignette yarn

WEAK

blow-by-blow recountal writeup

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concealment

WEAK

misrepresentation

NOUN

detail

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article design element fact part plan schedule structure thing

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accessory component count cue dope factor fraction item minutia nicety nitty-gritty particular peculiarity point portion respect singularity specialty specification technicality trait trivia triviality

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brass tacks chapter and verse circumstantiality fine point meat and potatoes minor point nuts and bolts

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entirety generality generalization whole

NOUN

essential

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condition element essence fundamental must precondition prerequisite principle requirement requisite

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groceries guts heart nitty-gritty quintessence rudiment stuff substance

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bottom line brass tacks fire and ice meat and potatoes name of the game nuts and bolts part and parcel sine qua non vital part where one's at

Antonyms

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extra

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accessory auxiliary nonessential subsidiary throwaway

NOUN

foundation

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authority base bedrock groundwork infrastructure support

STRONG

basics bed bottom foot footing ground guts heart justification nitty-gritty nub prop reason root setup stay substratum substructure understructure

WEAK

bottom line brass tacks nuts and bolts underpinning

Antonyms

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cowardice exterior exteriority fear outside top

NOUN

fundamental

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STRONGEST

bottom line component cornerstone element factor foundation law principle

STRONG

axiom basis constituent guts heart nitty-gritty rudiment rule theorem

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brass tacks coal-and-ice principium rock bottom sine qua non

Antonyms

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cowardice fear

WEAK

addition auxiliary extra subordinate trivia

NOUN

grammar

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alphabet syntax

STRONG

accidence elements fundaments linguistics morphology principles rudiments stratification structure

WEAK

sentence structure tagmemics

NOUN

groundwork

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STRONGEST

preparation

STRONG

background base bedrock cornerstone footing foundation ground infrastructure origin preliminaries root substratum understructure

WEAK

underpinning

NOUN

guide

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STRONGEST

catalog clue directory guidebook handbook key manual

STRONG

Bible beacon bellwether compendium enchiridion landmark lodestar mark marker pointer print sign signal signpost telltale tip-off

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chapter and verse guiding light hot lead no-no's the book the numbers vade mecum

NOUN

letter

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sign

STRONG

alphabet cap capital character majuscule minuscule rune type uncial

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small letter

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number speech

NOUN

rationalization

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justification rationale

STRONG

bulletin chronicle detail explanation history make narration narrative reason recital report score story tab take tale version

WEAK

annal blow-by-blow lowdown play by play rundown the picture the whole picture

NOUN

rudiments

Synonyms

STRONG

basics beginnings elements essentials foundation guts heart nitty-gritty principles

WEAK

first principles

Antonyms

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cowardice fear

NOUN

statement

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account affidavit allegation announcement assurance charge comment description explanation presentation proclamation remark report testimony word

STRONG

acknowledgment affirmation articulation aside asseveration averment avowal communication dictum ejaculation make manifesto mention narrative observation picture presentment profession protestation recital recitation relation rundown utterance ventilation verbalization vocalization voice

WEAK

blow-by-blow communiqué

Antonyms

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quiet silence

WEAK

question request

NOUN

substance

Synonyms

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amount effect meat significance strength stuff subject

STRONG

basis body bottom burden center core corpus crux drift essentiality focus gist guts heart import innards kernel marrow mass matter nitty-gritty nub pith point purport quintessence sense soul staple tenor theme thrust upshot

WEAK

bottom line brass tacks general meaning gravamen name of the game nuts and bolts sum total virtuality way of it

Antonyms

STRONG

cowardice exterior exteriority fear insignificance nothing nothingness outside periphery surface

WEAK

poverty

Example Sentences

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Footage shared by the ABC's Senior White House Correspondent Selina Wang showed her taking cover as a volley of shots could be heard across the North Lawn.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The following day, Carr chimed in, saying he was placing ABC’s broadcast licenses under review.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

ABC’s telecast of the 2026 ceremony averaged 17.9 million viewers, down 9% from the previous year, when it garnered 19.7 million viewers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In an infamous appearance on ABC’s “The View” on Oct.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

But when Connie Chung called during my third- period class, I knew in my heart that she would be the best person to tell our story for ABC’s Prime Time Live.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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