Synonyms for rudimentary
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Basic — basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary
basic, primitive, undeveloped, fundamental, simple, elementary, first, stripped-down, crude, initial, essential, modest, rough, foundational, unrefined, inchoate, elemental, rude, garage-like, rudimental, nascent, austere
2. Immature — of or relating to one or more rudiments; of the nature of an early stage
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of or relating to one or more rudiments; of the nature of an early stage.
- adj. 2
Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
I have only a rudimentary grasp of chemistry.
Related words
- Word family
- rudimentarily rudiment
Example sentences
- basic That game is easy, once you learn the basic rules.
- fundamental To keep early hours is fundamental to good health.
- primitive Magic plays an important part in primitive society.
- undeveloped The clitoris is really a small undeveloped penis.
- vestigial The coccyx is the vestigial structure of a tail.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rudimentary | steady | |
| basic | falling | |
| fundamental | steady | |
| primitive | falling | |
| undeveloped | falling | |
| vestigial | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rude1
- 5 letters
- first1, basic2, rough1, crude1
- 6 letters
- simple2, modest2
- 7 letters
- initial3, nascent2, austere2
- 8 letters
- immature3, inchoate3
- 9 letters
- essential3, primitive3, imperfect3, elemental4, unrefined3, vestigial4
- 10 letters
- elementary4, underlying4, rudimental
- 11 letters
- fundamental4, undeveloped4
- 12 letters
- foundational4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (basic2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rudimentaire
- Italiano
- rudimentale
- Español
- rudimentario
- Deutsch
- rudimentär