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elemental - 19 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | basic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | elementary, fundamental |
| Synonyms: | basal, capital, central, chief, elemental, essential, indispensable, inherent, intrinsic, key, main, necessary, primary, primitive, principal, radical, underlying, vital, substratal |
| Antonyms: | additional, extra, nonessential, outside, peripheral, secondary, inessential |
| Main Entry: | component |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | constituent |
| Synonyms: | basic, elemental, fundamental, inherent, integral, intrinsic, composing, part and parcel of, part of |
| Main Entry: | elementary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, basic |
| Synonyms: | ABCs, abecedarian, basal, beginning, child's play, clear, duck soup*, easy, elemental, essential, facile, foundational, fundamental, initial, introductory, meat and potatoes*, original, plain, prefatory, preliminary, primary, primitive, primo, rudimentary, simplest, simplex, simplified, straightforward, substratal, uncomplex, uncomplicated, underlying |
| Antonyms: | abstruse, advanced, complex, complicated, compound, difficult, hard, intricate, involved, secondary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forceful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful |
| Synonyms: | cogent, commanding, compelling, convincing, dominant, dynamic, electric, elemental, energetic, forcible, gutsy*, mighty, persuasive, pithy, potent, punch, punchy*, steamroller, stringent, strong, telling, titanic, vehement, vigorous, violent, virile, weighty, ball of fire, bullish, coming on strong, constraining, powerhouse, puissant, take-charge, take-over |
| Notes: | forcible indicates the use of brute force, forced means done involuntarily, and forceful suggests a potential for force |
| Antonyms: | feeble, impotent, ineffective, meek, weak, unforceful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fundamental |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | basic, important |
| Synonyms: | axiomatic, basal, bottom, cardinal, central, constitutional, crucial, elemental, elementary, essential, first, indispensable, integral, intrinsic, key, major, necessary, organic, original, paramount, primary, prime, primitive, primordial, principal, radical, requisite, rudimentary, significant, structural, supporting, theoretical, underlying, vital, axiological, bottom-line, constitutive, foundational, grass-roots, meat-and-potatoes, substratal, substrative, sustaining, underived |
| Antonyms: | additional, advanced, auxiliary, extra, minor, secondary, subordinate, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | innate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inherited, native |
| Synonyms: | congenital, constitutional, deep-seated, elemental, essential, hereditary, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrained, inherent, instinctive, intrinsic, intuitive, natural, normal, regular, standard, typical, connate, connatural, unacquired |
| Antonyms: | acquired, extrinsic, learned |
| Main Entry: | intrinsic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | basic, inborn |
| Synonyms: | built-in, central, congenital, constitutional, deep-seated, elemental, essential, fundamental, genuine, hereditary, inbred, inherent, inmost, innate, intimate, material, native, natural, particular, peculiar, real, true, underlying, connate, constitutive, indwelling |
| Antonyms: | accidental, acquired, extrinsic, incidental, learned |
| Main Entry: | organic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | basic, natural |
| Synonyms: | animate, basal, biological, constitutional, elemental, essential, fundamental, inherent, innate, integral, live, living, necessary, original, primary, prime, primitive, principal, structural, vital, amoebic, anatomical, biotic, cellular, nuclear, plasmic |
| Antonyms: | inorganic, man-made, unnatural |
| Main Entry: | preliminary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | introductory, initial |
| Synonyms: | basic, elemental, elementary, first, fundamental, opening, pilot, preceding, prefatory, preparatory, preparing, primal, primary, prior, test, trial, exploratory, inductive, initiatory, precursory, qualifying, readying |
| Antonyms: | final, closing, concluding |
| Main Entry: | primordial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earliest |
| Synonyms: | basic, early, elemental, first, fundamental, original, prehistoric, primal, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, pristine, radical |
| Antonyms: | last, latest |
| Main Entry: | rudimentary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | basic, fundamental |
| Synonyms: | abecedarian, basal, beginning, early, elemental, elementary, embryonic, immature, initial, introductory, primary, primitive, simple, undeveloped, larval, nuts-and-bolts, simplest, uncompleted, vestigial |
| Antonyms: | additional, advanced, derivative, developed, extra, nonessential |
| Main Entry: | underlying |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fundamental, latent |
| Synonyms: | basal, basic, bottom, cardinal, concealed, critical, crucial, elemental, elementary, essential, hidden, indispensable, intrinsic, lurking, necessary, nitty-gritty*, nub, primary, prime, primitive, radical, root, veiled, vital, bottom-line, needful, substratal |
| Antonyms: | secondary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | constituent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | component, part |
| Synonyms: | basic, combining, division, elemental, essential, factor, fraction, fundamental, ingredient, integral, portion, composing, constituting, forming |
| Antonyms: | whole |
| Main Entry: | integral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | necessary, basic |
| Synonyms: | component, constituent, elemental, essential, fundamental, indispensable, intrinsic, requisite |
| Antonyms: | extrinsic, secondary, supplemental, unnecessary |
| Main Entry: | essential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | basic, fundamental |
| Synonyms: | absolute, basal, cardinal, cold, complete, congenital, constitutional, deep-seated, elemental, elementary, ideal, inborn, inbred, inherent, innate, intrinsic, key, main, material, meat and potatoes*, name of the game*, nitty-gritty*, nub, perfect, primary, prime, primitive, principal, quintessential, underlying, connate, substratal |
| Antonyms: | atypical, minor, secondary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | integral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complete |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, elemental, entire, full, indivisible, intact, perfect, unbroken, undivided, whole, choate, part-and-parcel |
| Antonyms: | accessory, fractional, part, partial, supplementary |
| Main Entry: | intimate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | private, personal |
| Synonyms: | confidential, deep, deep-seated, detailed, elemental, essential, exhaustive, experienced, firsthand, guarded, gut*, immediate, in-depth, inborn, inbred, ingrained, inherent, inmost, innate, innermost, interior, internal, intrinsic, penetrating, privy, profound, secret, special, thorough, trusted, uptight, visceral, indwelling, viscerous |
| Antonyms: | formal, public |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | primary/prime |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | basic, fundamental |
| Synonyms: | basal, beginning, bottom, central, elemental, elementary, essential, first, foundational, introductory, meat-and-potatoes, original, primitive, principal, radical, rudimentary, simple, three R's, ultimate, underivative, underived, underlying |
| Antonyms: | auxiliary, secondary, supplemental |
| Main Entry: | ultimate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fundamental |
| Synonyms: | absolute, basic, categorical, elemental, empyrean, primary, radical, sublime, transcendental, empyreal |
| Antonyms: | auxiliary, extra, secondary, unnecessary, inessential |
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