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elementary

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of elementary

of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject

students who do not have even an elementary knowledge of geography

Synonyms of elementary

abecedarian, basal, basic, beginning, elemental, essential, fundamental, introductory, meat-and-potatoes, rudimental, rudimentary, underlying

Words Related to elementary

primal, primary, prime, simple

crude, primeval, primitive, primordial, rude, uncomplicated

preliminary, preparatory

crucial, important, key

Near Antonyms of elementary

complex, sophisticated

complicated, convoluted, detailed, elaborate, extensive, intricate

developed, evolved, high, higher, refined

Antonyms of elementary

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