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Synonyms for primordial

  • adjective

Most common

ancient primitive primal primeval

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Adjective

1. Primeval — first, earliest or original

primeval, primal, primitive, aboriginal, ancient, primary, first, early, pristine, prime, original, autochthonous

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    First, earliest or original.

Related words

Word family
primordium
Phrases
primordial sea primordial ocean primordial ooze primordial soup

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Primordial is first in an order of succession or development; as, a primordial leaf.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • ancient The Coliseum was the former arena in ancient Rome.
  • primitive Magic plays an important part in primitive society.
  • primal There's a certain primal joy in building a fire.
  • primeval Prehistoric man lived in the primeval forest.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
primordialrising
ancientrising
primitivefalling
primalrising
primevalsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
first1, early2, prime1
6 letters
primal2
7 letters
primary3, ancient2
8 letters
original4, pristine2, primeval3
9 letters
primitive3
10 letters
aboriginal5
13 letters
autochthonous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (early2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
primordial
Italiano
primordiale