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Fundamental

🔄 Synonyms of "Fundamental"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
profoundnoun	Very deep; very serious.
significantnoun	Having a noticeable or major effect.
cardinalnoun	Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
important	Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
rudimentarynoun	Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
keynoun	(countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
basicnoun	Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
primalnoun	Of greatest importance; primary.
underlyingnoun	basic or fundamental
of import	of great significance or value
fundamental frequencynoun	Synonym of fundamental (“the lowest frequency of a periodic waveform”).
first harmonicnoun	the lowest tone of a harmonic series
centralnoun	Being very important, or key to something.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
cardinal	Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
significant	Having a noticeable or major effect.
basic	Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
primal	Of greatest importance; primary.
important	Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
profound	Very deep; very serious.
rudimentary	Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
centralnoun	Being very important, or key to something.
underlying	basic or fundamental
fundamental frequencynoun	Synonym of fundamental (“the lowest frequency of a periodic waveform”).
key	Indispensable, supremely important.
first harmonicnoun	the lowest tone of a harmonic series
of import	of great significance or value
elementary	Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
basically	Essentially; mostly; pretty much.
principlenoun	A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
essentialsnoun	(by extension) The information required to have a basic understanding of a topic.
substantive	Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
basal	Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
essencenoun	The inherent nature of a thing or idea.