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Primary

🔄 Synonyms of "Primary"

23 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
essentialnoun	Necessary.
directverb	Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
primitivenoun	Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
particularnoun	Specific; discrete; concrete.
simplenoun	Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
originalnoun	(not comparable) Newly created.
principalnoun	Primary; most important; first level in importance.
basalnoun	Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
basicnoun	Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
specialnoun	Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.
elementarynoun	Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
mainnoun	Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
underived	not derived, not related.
beginningnoun	(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
firsthand	Directly or from personal experience.
first-string	describing the members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a match (rather than being substituted on)
primary electionnoun	(politics) A preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
primary coilnoun	coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
primary windingnoun	coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
primary quillnoun	one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
abecedariannoun	Arranged in an alphabetical manner.
chiefnoun	The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
primary feathernoun	one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing

↔️ Antonyms of "Primary"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
secondarynoun	Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Primary"

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

Word	Definition
principalnoun	Primary; most important; first level in importance.
original	(not comparable) Newly created.
main	Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
important	Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
elementarynoun	Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
basic	Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
basal	Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
primitive	Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
essential	Necessary.
particular	Specific; discrete; concrete.
special	Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.
beginning	(informal) Being the first portion of some extended thing.
firsthand	Direct, without intermediate stages.
direct	Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
chiefnoun	The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
primary electionnoun	(politics) A preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
abecedarian	Arranged in an alphabetical manner.
simple	Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
underived	not derived, not related.
first-string	describing the members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a match (rather than being substituted on)