English adjective: primal | |||
1. | primal serving as an essential component | ||
Samples | A cardinal rule. The central cause of the problem. An example that was fundamental to the argument. Computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure. | ||
Synonyms | cardinal, central, fundamental, key | ||
Similar | important, of import | ||
Antonyms | unimportant | ||
2. | primal having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state | ||
Samples | Aboriginal forests. Primal eras before the appearance of life on earth. The forest primeval. Primordial matter. Primordial forms of life. | ||
Synonyms | aboriginal, primaeval, primeval, primordial | ||
Similar | early | ||
Antonyms | late, middle | ||