fundamental

fundamental
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. basic, essential, underlying, original, intrinsic, rudimentary.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Providing the foundation]
Syn. basic, underlying, basal, radical, primary, first, underived, rudimentary, elementary, substrative, supporting, axiomatic, key, crucial, vital, major, principal, grass-roots, requisite, elemental, primal, cardinal, organic, axiological, theoretical, structural, sustaining, central, original, integral.
Ant. superficial*, incidental, consequent.
2. [Essential]
Syn. primary, requisite, significant; see necessary 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
basic, essential, element, rudiment, principle, foundation, ABCs, cornerstone, *nitty-gritty, heart, nucleus.
ANT.: extra, peripheral, supplement
II
a.
basic, essential, primary, elementary, rudimentary, principal, underlying, cardinal, chief, indispensable, integral, foundational.
ANT.: secondary, peripheral, auxiliary
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Arising from or going to the root or source: basal, basic, foundational, original, primary, radical, underlying. See SURFACE. 2. Of or being an irreducible element: basic, elemental, elementary, essential, primitive, ultimate, underlying. See SURFACE. 3. Constituting or forming part of the essence of something: basic, constitutional, constitutive, essential, integral, vital. See BE, SURFACE. II noun 1. A fundamental irreducible constituent of a whole: basic, element, essential, rudiment (often used in plural). Idiom: part and parcel. See PART. 2. A fundamental principle or underlying concept: base1, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, root1, rudiment (often used in plural). See OVER. 3. A broad and basic rule or truth: axiom, law, principle, theorem, universal. See ORDER.

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