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belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development<primitive wooden tools were used before the Iron Age>Synonymscrude, low, rude, rudimentaryRelated Wordsbasic, simple, uncomplicated; homely, homespun, unsophisticated; early, primeval, primordial; backward, underdeveloped, undeveloped; aged, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, dated, fusty, hoary, musty, obsolete, old, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, outworn, passé, pastNear Antonymscomplex, complicated, intricate, involved, sophisticated; full-blown, full-grown, grown, mature, matured, perfected, ripe, ripened; civilized, cultivated, enlightened, refined; contemporary, current, latest, mod, modern, new, newfangled, new-fashioned, novel, now, present-day, space-age, ultramodern, up-to-dateAntonymsadvanced, developed, evolved, higher
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relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period<a primitive period in church history when members still lived in communes>— see early 1
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