ABC Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

ABC

noun

ˌā-(ˌ)bē-ˈsē

Definition of ABC

as in principles

usually ABC's or ABCs plural general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based a book on the ABCs of computer usage

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Others feature question words, letters of the alphabet and colors of the rainbow, some translated from Spanish to English.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Start by purchasing an inexpensive dip pen (where the ink comes from a separate pot) and find an online alphabet that demonstrates the order and direction of each letter’s strokes.

— Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026

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Insights gained from the pilot project will form the basis for a potential future application of these materials in series-production battery cells.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Venable hasn’t diverged from his early-season strategy of using his relievers early and often and employing openers on a semiregular basis.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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Ruby, who tutors rich children for money, knows enough to read the grammar.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Austen must have made some of these revisions herself, but it is believed that the grammar and punctuation in her later novels were cleaned up by a man named William Gifford, who was an editor at Austen’s publisher, John Murray.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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These chemical molecules selectively bind with particular rare earth elements during processing, helping operators separate them from mixed feedstocks.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
From Ryan and Myers to directors Adam Arkin, guest starring as a shady lawyer to boot, and Nina Lopez-Corrado, everybody on American Hostage deserves credit for introducing all these good elements.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

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