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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

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

Line may be regarded as the most basic visual element.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson