Synonyms for Primitive

Synonyms for "primitive" (215 found)

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Closest matches (43)

archaic noncivilized radical rude untrained ab ovo abecedarian aboriginal aborigine ancestral ancient animal antediluvian antenatal antepatriarchal anthropoid antiquated ape-man artless atavistic

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autochthon autochthonous back barbarian barbaric barbarous basal basic basilar beginning bestial bronze age man brutal brutish budding bushman cave dweller caveman central

Noun(1 words)

antiderivative

Adjective(1 words)

archaic

Adjective(2 words)

backward backwards

Strong matches (65)

Related words (107)

initiative initiatory introductory inventive iron age man late local local yokel man of old material missing link naive nascent natal native native-born natural neanderthal of the essence old

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Adjective(2 words)

naive rude

Adjective(3 words)

plesiomorphic proto radical

Noun(5 words)

primitive person primitive word radical radical word radix

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

6 entries

actor doer expression formula word worker

Synonyms

3 entries

archaic radical rude

derived

32 entries

AADAOPA Primitive Irish modern primitive multiprimitive neoprimitive neoprimitivist nonprimitive preprimitive primitive art primitive colour primitive concept primitive element primitive notion primitive polynomial primitive recursion primitive recursive

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has context

9 entries

anthropology biology computing fine arts grammar linguistics mathematics maths programming

is a

3 entries

formula person word

related to

12 entries

antiderivative crude data type derivative derived evolution geometric member obsolete person programming language society

similar

6 entries

early noncivilised noncivilized untrained

Translations

41 translations across 14 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

примитив noun (simple-minded person)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

原始人 noun (member from a primitive society)

Esperanto

1 entries

primitiva komando noun (computing: simplest elements)

Finnish

4 entries

alkukantainen ihminen noun (member from a primitive society)
kantasana noun (linguistics: word not derived from another)
perustietotyyppi noun (computing: data type)
primitiivi noun (computing: data type)

French

4 entries

primitif noun (linguistics: word not derived from another)
primitif noun (member from a primitive society)
primitive noun (member from a primitive society)
primitive noun (computing: data type)

German

4 entries

Primitivum noun (linguistics: word not derived from another)
Radicalwort noun (linguistics: word not derived from another)
Radix noun (linguistics: word not derived from another)
Stammwort noun (linguistics: word not derived from another)

Greek

3 entries

αρχέγονος noun (computing: data type)
αρχέγονος τύπος δεδομένων noun (computing: data type)
πρωτόγονος noun (member from a primitive society)

Italian

3 entries

primitivo noun (linguistics: word not derived from another)
primitivo noun (member from a primitive society)
primitivo noun (simple-minded person)

Latin

4 entries

primitivum noun (linguistics: word not derived from another)
radix noun (linguistics: word not derived from another)
vocabulum primitivum noun (linguistics: word not derived from another)
vox primitiva noun (linguistics: word not derived from another)

Polish

2 entries

prymitywny adj (old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity)
prymityw noun (computing: data type)

Portuguese

3 entries

primitiva noun (computing: data type)
primitivo noun (member from a primitive society)
primitivo noun (simple-minded person)

Russian

3 entries

первобы́тный челове́к noun (member from a primitive society)
примити́в noun (linguistics: word not derived from another)
примити́в noun (computing: data type)

Spanish

1 entries

primitivo noun (linguistics: word not derived from another)

Turkish

1 entries

ilkel insan noun (member from a primitive society)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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He contends that primitive life once existed on Mars.

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If you are a member of a primitive community and you wish to produce, say, food, there are two things that you must do.

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The anthropologist delivered a lecture on primitive cultures.

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This was quite primitive compared to that.

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Primitive