BASAL Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

basal

adjective

ˈbā-səl

as in basic

of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject many students lacked even a basal familiarity with the topic

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Recent Examples of basal My father had basal skin cancer and my brother had it. —

Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2025 Mazlish watched as his wife programmed her insulin pump to deliver both dribbles of basal insulin throughout the day and a large bolus with meals. —

Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025 Both doctors, however, said there’s not yet enough data to say whether nicotinamide supplementation is beneficial for people who have never had skin cancer, or who have had melanoma—which is less common but deadlier than basal and squamous cell disease. —

Jamie Ducharme, Health, 26 Sep. 2025 The shallow sensors were thus unable to access deep brain regions—such as the hypothalamus, thalamus, basal ganglia, and limbic system—that govern hunger, thirst, sleep, pain, memory, emotions, and other important perceptions and behaviors. —

IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for basal

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Adjective

When first delivered, Valkyrie could walk on flat surfaces and perform basic actions, such as grasping and manipulating objects.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
In Beirut, sheltering families crammed into schools, and slept in cars or in open areas near the Mediterranean Sea, where some burned firewood to keep warm while awaiting basic supplies.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026