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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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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

Food: One of my greatest pleasures is to make “something from nothing,” as I call it, using the most basic ingredients.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 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

So they opened another section, called the observation unit, where they could put a patient for half a day or so under the most basic care.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell