All primitive synonyms
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P p adj primitive
- foundational β the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- colonial β Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism.
- barbarous β If you describe something as barbarous, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is rough and uncivilized.
- feudal β of, relating to, or like the feudal system, or its political, military, social, and economic structure.
- axiological β the branch of philosophy dealing with values, as those of ethics, aesthetics, or religion.
- fundamental β serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- behindhand β If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- mannerless β without good manners; ill-mannered; discourteous; impolite.
- demoded β out of date; outmoded.
- archaic β Archaic means extremely old or extremely old-fashioned.
- castoff β thrown away; discarded; abandoned
- hot-headed β hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash: Hotheaded people shouldn't drive cars.
- ill-bred β showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.
- in the rough β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- natural β existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
- fierce β menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- brand new β entirely new.
- grassroots β the common or ordinary people, especially as contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party, social organization, etc.; the rank and file.
- original β belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- inhumane β not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- bare-bones β Minimalist; lacking that which is not essential.
- cast-off β to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
- headmost β most advanced; foremost.
- brutish β If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- barebones β Alternative form of bare-bones.
- inartificial β Not artificial; natural; simple; artless.
- in-humane β not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- benighted β If you describe people or the place where they live as benighted, you think they are unfortunate or do not know anything.
- medieval β of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- meat-and-potatoes β fundamental; down-to-earth; basic: What are the meat-and-potatoes issues of the election?
- first β being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- biotic β of or relating to living organisms
- demode β out of fashion
- cellular β Cellular means relating to the cells of animals or plants.
adjective primitive
- oldfangled β old-fashioned; of an older or former kind.
- nuclear β pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- mediaeval β of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- essential β Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
- nonliterate β preliterate.
- outland β Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces: a name unknown in the outlands.
- jerrybuilt β Of or pertaining to a shoddily built structure.
- atavistic β Atavistic feelings or behaviour seem to be very primitive, like the feelings or behaviour of our earliest ancestors.
- aper β a person who apes, a mimic
noun primitive
- anthropophagi β cannibals
- anthropophagite β a cannibal
- ogress β a roundel sable.
- bushman β A Bushman is an aboriginal person from the southwestern part of Africa, especially the Kalahari desert region.
- bushmen β a woodsman.
- anthropophaginian β (nonce, humorous) One who eats human flesh.