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Synonyms for radix

Most common

root primitive

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A root.

Related words

Word family
radically

Forms

Plural
radixes → roots, bases, stems, radicals…

Choose the right word

Radix, E, Uprooted, Eradicated, Eradicate or Root Out?

e, out, and radix, root) is primarily applied to numbers or groups of plants which it is desired to remove effectually from the soil; a single tree may be uprooted, but is not said to be eradicated; we labor to eradicate or root out noxious weeds.

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

Example sentences

  • root Quichua is like the root of the indigenous people.
  • primitive Magic plays an important part in primitive society.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
radixrising
rootsteady
primitivefalling

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

By length

4 letters
base1, root1, stem1
7 letters
radical3
9 letters
primitive3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (radical3 = 3 syllables).