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Main Entry: primary/prime
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: best, principal

Synonyms:

capital, cardinal, chief, crackerjack*, dominant, excellent, fab, first, first-class*, greatest, heavy, highest, hot*, leading, main, number one, paramount, primo, state-of-the-art*, stellar, top, top-of-the-line, tough*, world-class

Antonyms:

inferior, least, minor, second-rate, secondary, subordinate, worst
Main Entry: primary/prime
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: earliest

Synonyms:

aboriginal, beginning, direct, first, firsthand, immediate, initial, original, pioneer, primal, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine

Antonyms:

final, latest
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: primary
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: basic

Synonyms:

central, chief, constitutional, direct, dominant, earliest, elementary, essential, first, fundamental, idiopathic, immediate, initial, leading, main, primal, prime, primitive, principal, simple, underlying, vital

Antonyms:

secondary
Main Entry: aboriginal
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: belonging to one, existing in a place since prehistory

Synonyms:

ancient, earliest, endemic, first, indigenous, native, original, primary, primeval, primitive, primordial

Antonyms:

foreign
Main Entry: arch
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: principal, superior

Synonyms:

accomplished, champion, chief, consummate, expert, finished, first, foremost, greatest, head, highest, leading, main, major, master, preeminent, premier, primary, top

Antonyms:

inferior
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, substratal, underlying, vital

Antonyms:

additional, extra, inessential, nonessential, outside, peripheral, secondary
Main Entry: bottom
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: lowest; fundamental

Synonyms:

basal, base, basement, basic, foundational, ground, last, lowermost, lowest, meat-and-potatoes, nethermost, primary, radical, rock-bottom, underlying, undermost

Antonyms:

highest, top, unnecessary
Main Entry: capital
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: main, essential

Synonyms:

basic, cardinal, central, chief, controlling, dominant, first, foremost, fundamental, important, leading, major, number one, outstanding, overruling, paramount, predominant, preeminent, primary, prime, principal, prominent, underlying, vital
Notes: the word capitol is from the Roman Capitoline Hill and the similarity between capitol and capital is purely coincidental; capitol applies to the building and capital to the seat of a government

Antonyms:

extra, minor, nonessential, secondary, unimportant
Main Entry: cardinal
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: important, key

Synonyms:

basal, basic, central, chief, constitutive, essential, first, foremost, fundamental, greatest, highest, indispensable, leading, main, overriding, overruling, paramount, pivotal, preeminent, primary, prime, principal, ruling, vital

Antonyms:

inessential, insignificant, minor, negligible, secondary, unimportant
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