Synonyms for fundamental
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : fuhn-duh-men-tl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl |
Top 10 synonyms for fundamental
- ABCs
- axiological
- axiom
- axiomatic
- basal
- basis
- bottom
- bottom-line
- brass tacks
- cardinal
- coal and ice
- constituent
- constitutive
- factor
- first
- foundation
- foundational
- grass-roots
- guts
- heart
- indispensable
- integral
- intrinsic
- key
- law
- major
- meat-and-potatoes
- necessary
- nitty-gritty
- organic
- original
- paramount
- primary
- prime
- primitive
- primordial
- principal
- principium
- principle
- radical
- requisite
- rock bottom
- rudiment
- rudimentary
- rule
- significant
- sine qua non
- structural
- substratal
- substrative
- supporting
- sustaining
- theorem
- theoretical
- underived
- underlying
- vital
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for fundamental
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