Antonyms for fundamental

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : fuhn-duh-men-tl

Phonetic Transcription : ˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl

Definition of fundamental

Origin : mid-15c., "primary, original, pertaining to a foundation," modeled on Late Latin fundamentalis "of the foundation," from Latin fundamentum "foundation" (see fundament). Fundamentals "primary principles or rules" of anything is from 1630s.

adj basic, important
noun basic, essential part

Example sentences :

For once, he was revealing that fundamental egotism which is the characteristic of all his kind.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

The fundamental element and special glory of popular literature.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

In literary affairs, to become the fundamental element in a cone of critics.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

But it can do something, and that something is vital and fundamental.
Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro

A submission to the will of the majority is a fundamental principle of our institutions.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

The nervous system is the fundamental fact of our earthly life.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various

This is the fundamental thing to be remembered when considering the art of poetry as such.
Extract from : « The Lyric » by John Drinkwater

The differences between woman and man are deep and fundamental.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

Now, we cannot get away from a difference so fundamental, so primordial as this.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

These phenomena are of fundamental importance in the question of the sexual appetite.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

Synonyms for fundamental

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