Fundamental

//ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl//

Synonyms for "fundamental" (278 found)

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Closest matches (56)

Adjective(1 words)
bare-bones
Adjective(2 words)
cardinalcentral

Strong matches (83)

Adjective(2 words)
elementarygroundlaying
Adjective(1 words)
key

Related words (139)

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Adjective(1 words)
stripped down

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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related to

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Translations

113 translations across 49 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • أَسَاسِيّ adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Armenian

1 entries
  • հիմունք noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • fundamental adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • əsas adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • əsaslı adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • асно́ўны adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • падставо́вы adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • фундамента́льны adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Bengali

1 entries
  • মৌলিক adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • осно́вен adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • фундамента́лен adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • осно́ва noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)
  • при́нцип noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Catalan

2 entries
  • fonamental adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • fonamental noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 基本 adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 基本 adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • 基本 noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Czech

3 entries
  • podstatný adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • základní adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • zásadní noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Danish

2 entries
  • fundamental adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • grundlæggende adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Dutch

1 entries
  • fundamenteel adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Eastern Mari

1 entries
  • тӱҥ noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • fundamenta adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Estonian

1 entries
  • põhi adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Finnish

4 entries
  • fundamentaalinen adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • olennainen adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • perus adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • perustavanlaatuinen adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

French

2 entries
  • fondamental adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • fondement noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Galician

2 entries
  • fundamental adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • fundamento noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Georgian

4 entries
  • არსებითი adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • ფუნდამენტალური adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • ფუნდამენტური adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • ფუძემდებელი adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

German

4 entries
  • fundamental adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • grundlegend adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • grundsätzlich adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • Grundlage noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Greek

2 entries
  • θεμελιώδης adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • θεμέλιο noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • alapvető adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • osnovnoi adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Italian

2 entries
  • fondamentale adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • fondamento noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 基本的な adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • 基本 noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • негізгі adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • іргелі adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • негіз noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Korean

2 entries
  • 기본적 adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • 기본 noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Latvian

1 entries
  • fundamentāls adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • അടിസ്ഥാന adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • മൗലിക adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Maltese

2 entries
  • fondamentali adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • fundamentali adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Māori

2 entries
  • whakapū adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • tūāpapa noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Navajo

1 entries
  • áʼádaatʼéhígíí noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • fundamental noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • fundamental adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • grunnleggende adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • grunnleggende noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • fundamental adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Persian

2 entries
  • اساسی adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • بنیادی adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Polish

2 entries
  • fundamentalny adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • podstawowy adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • fundamental adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • fundamento noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Quechua

1 entries
  • tiksi adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Romanian

3 entries
  • de bază adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • fundamental adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • fundament noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Russian

4 entries
  • основно́й adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • основополага́ющий adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • суще́ственный adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • фундамента́льный adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • fȕndamentālan adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • tȅmēljnī adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • ȍsnovān adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • tèmelj noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Spanish

1 entries
  • fundamental adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Swedish

2 entries
  • fundamental adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • grundläggande adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • batayan adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Tajik

2 entries
  • асосӣ adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • бунёдӣ adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Thai

2 entries
  • พื้นฐาน adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • เบื้องต้น adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Turkish

3 entries
  • ana adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • esas adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • temel adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • основни́й adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • підставо́вий adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • фундамента́льний adj (pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation)
  • осно́ва noun (a leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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There is a fundamental difference between your opinion and mine.

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Fundamental instincts will not go away.

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As a rule, the more fundamental a new truth, the greater will be its practical possibilities.

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Let us turn now to the fundamental issue.

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