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Synonyms for basic
The synonym for basic recorded in this bank is introductory, in the sense "serving as a base or starting point". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for basic
- introductoryadjective, in the sense "serving as a base or starting point"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and basic carries one sense so far.
serving as a base or starting point
The school offers basic Russian courses for new students.
The true synonym
introductory
Same sentence, swapped: The school offers introductory Russian courses for new students.
Close but different
The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.
- canonical
- plain
- capital
Where basic turns up in the game
basic is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 4, High Camp. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play basic
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so basic reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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