Synonyms for elementary
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Primary — fundamental, serving as a building block for more complicated structures or processes
primary, basic, fundamental, rudimentary, elemental, first, essential, basal, rudimental
2. Simple
Definitions
- adj. 1
Fundamental: serving as a building block for more complicated structures or processes.
- adj. 2
Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
Related words
- Word family
- elementarism
- Phrases
- elementary school elementary substance elementary particle
Example sentences
- basic That game is easy, once you learn the basic rules.
- primary Mixture of the three primary colors creates black.
- rudimentary She has a rudimentary grasp of the Berber language.
- unproblematic I have an unproblematic, but boring, life.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| elementary | falling | |
| basic | falling | |
| primary | steady | |
| rudimentary | steady | |
| rudimental | steady | |
| unproblematic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- easy2
- 5 letters
- first1, basic2, plain1, basal2
- 6 letters
- simple2
- 7 letters
- primary3
- 8 letters
- material4, physical3, inchoate3
- 9 letters
- essential3, elemental4
- 10 letters
- rudimental
- 11 letters
- fundamental4, rudimentary5
- 13 letters
- uncomplicated5, unproblematic
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (easy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- élémentaire
- Italiano
- elementare
- Español
- elemental
- Català
- elemental