Words Like PRIMITIVE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to PRIMITIVE.

18 Alternative Words Similar to primitive

1 Crude Adjective      Synonym Words Like Crude
2 Rude Adjective      Synonym Words Like Rude
3 Archaic Adjective      Synonym Words Like Archaic
4 Early Adjective      Similar Words Like Early
5 Expression Noun      Synonym Words Like Expression
6 Formula Noun      Synonym Words Like Formula
7 Individual Noun      Synonym Words Like Individual
8 Mortal Noun      Synonym Words Like Mortal
9 Person Noun      Synonym Words Like Person
10 Somebody Noun      Synonym Words Like Somebody
11 Someone Noun      Synonym Words Like Someone
12 Soul Noun      Synonym Words Like Soul
13 Original Adjective      Synonym Words Like Original
14 Primordial Adjective      Synonym Words Like Primordial
15 Primeval Adjective      Synonym Words Like Primeval
16 First Adjective      Synonym Words Like First
17 Primary Adjective      Synonym Words Like Primary
18 Radical Adjective      Synonym Words Like Radical

7 examples of primitive

1 primitive innocence; the primitive church.
2 a primitive style of dress
3 primitive verb in grammar
4 the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe
5 primitive mammals
6 primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
7 primitive movies of the 1890s

10 definitions of primitive

1 Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first
2 Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
3 Original; primary; radical; not derived.
4 An original or primary word; a word not derived from another; -- opposed to derivative.
5 a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
6 a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
7 a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
8 of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
9 used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies
10 little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
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