Like the colour blue, stoats are one of the things that appeal to me on a primal level.
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Primal
/ˈpɹaɪməl/
Synonyms for "primal" (207 found)
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Closest matches (42)
Adjective(16 words)
centralfundamentalprimevalprimordialaboriginalanimalistic behavioranimalistic driveanimalistic energyanimalistic instinctsanimalistic tendenciesanimalistic traitsbarbarianlikebeastlikebehavioral animalitybodily animalitycardinal
ab ovoabecedarianaboriginalancientantenatalarchatavisticaustereautochthonousbannerbarebasalbasicbasilarbeginningbodilybornbuddingcapitalcardinal
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Noun(5 words)
animal featuresanimal like movementanimal traitanimal traitsanimalistic portrayal
Strong matches (62)
championchastechiefcoevalcongenitalconnatalconnateconnaturalconstituentconstitutionalconstitutivecreationcreativecrowningcrucialdominantearlyelementalelementaryembryonic
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essentialfetalfirstfocalforemostformativefoundationalfundamentalgenerativegeneticgerminalgestatorygreatgutheadmosthegemonichereditaryhomelyhomespunhomogeneousin embryoin its infancyin ovoin the bloodin the budinauguralinborninbredincarnateinceptiveinchoateinchoativeincipientincunabularindigenousindivisibleinfantinfantile
Related words (103)
inheritedinitialinitiativeinitiatoryinnateinstinctiveinstinctualintroductoryinventiveirreducibleleadingmagisterialmainmastermaterialmeremonolithicnascentnatalnative
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native tonaturalnatural toof a pieceof the essenceorganicoriginaloverrulingparamountparturientphysicalplainpostnatalpredominantpreeminentpregnantprehistoricprenatalpreponderantprevailingprimaryprimeprimevalprimitiveprimogenialprimordialprincipalpristineprocreativeprotogenicpurepure and simpleradicalrankingrudimentalrudimentaryrulingseminalseveresimon puresimon-puresimplesinglesovereignsparestarstarkstellarsubstantialsubstantivesupereminenttemperamentaltopflightunadornedunclutteredunderlyingundifferencedundifferentiateduniformur
Adjective(11 words)
Determiner(5 words)
more animal characteristicsmost animalmost animal characteristicsmost animal instinctsmost animal traits
Noun(6 words)
more animal kingdommore animal likemore animal like featuresmore animalisticmost animalisticreptilian brain
Adverb(1 words)
more animalistic tendencies
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9 entriesCollocations
5 entriesprimal energyprimal fearprimal instinctprimal screamprimal urge
Inflections
2 entriesmore primalmost primal
Derivations
3 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Appetite is one of humankind's three primal needs, alongside sleep and sexual desire.
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You awaken primal urges in me.
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There's a certain primal joy in building a fire.
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