Main entry: basic
Definition: pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
Usage: a basic fact; the basic ingredients; basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities
Antonyms: incident, incidental
Definition: (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
Antonyms: secondary
Definition: being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
Antonyms: cauline
Definition: especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem
Main entry: basic, introductory
Definition: serving as a base or starting point
Usage: a basic course in Russian; basic training for raw recruits; a set of basic tools; an introductory art course
Antonyms: last
Definition: coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
Antonyms: second
Definition: a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
Main entry: canonic, canonical, basic
Definition: reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
Usage: a basic story line; a canonical syllable pattern
Antonyms: nonstandard
Definition: not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence
Antonyms: nonstandard
Definition: varying from or not adhering to a standard
Antonyms: nonstandard
Definition: not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community
Main entry: basic
Definition: of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
Antonyms: acidic
Definition: being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)
Antonyms: amphiprotic, amphoteric
Definition: having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either