Synonyms for basics
ba·sics

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1. basics, rudimentsnoun

   a statement of fundamental facts or principles

   Synonyms:
   basic principle, fundamental principle, fundamentals, rudiments, bedrock

2. fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrocknoun

   principles from which other truths can be derived

   "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics"

   Synonyms:
   basic principle, rudiments, fundamental principle, bedrock, fundamentals

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1. List of paraphrases for "basics":

   rudiments, fundamentals, abc, foundations, bases, cba

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How to use basics in a sentence?

1. Stan Hays:

   We'll teach them the basics of grilling and smoking, we'll show them about competition barbecue and the camaraderie that offers... and we'll teach them what we do in BBQ deployments and hopefully get more volunteers.

2. Dele Alli:

   I didn't feel nervous or anything like that. I don't really ever get nervous anyway. As players, we know that sometimes you can have games where your control isn't as good as it should be or your decision making isn't as sharp - and I felt like it was one of those games, but when it happens like that you have to make sure you are still benefiting the team and helping them as much as you can, off the ball. I helped the side like I always do and won the ball back as much as I could. I was in the right positions, so when it's like that you have to make sure you are doing the basics right.

3. Armin Laschet:

   We have to get back to basics, we bear a great responsibility.

4. Julia Glade Bender:

   So all of those healthy lifestyle ideas that we try to teach everybody become of paramount importance to a cancer survivor, so the basics; good nutrition, exercise, don’t smoke, avoid the sun and do those screening procedures that we know are very important to adults like mammograms and pap smears.

5. Eli Lebowitz:

   It really matters which one it is. If your kid is functioning overall, they are doing the basics, they have some friends, then be encouraging, but don't overstress on everything they are not doing, sometimes doing that stops us from focusing on the things they are doing.