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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