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1
coming before all others in importance
- the primal theme of the essay is toleration of religious diversity
Synonyms for primal
- arch,
- big,
- capital,
- cardinal,
- central,
- chief,
- dominant,
- first,
- foremost,
- grand,
- great,
- greatest,
- highest,
- key,
- leading,
- main,
- master,
- number one
- (also No. 1),
- numero uno,
- overbearing,
- overmastering,
- overriding,
- paramount,
- predominant,
- preeminent,
- premier,
- primary,
- principal,
- prior,
- sovereign
- (also sovran),
- supreme
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2
relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period
- there was a period of primal idealism after the founding of the republic and before the rise of partisan politics
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- aged,
- age-old,
- antediluvian,
- antiquated,
- antique,
- dateless,
- hoary,
- old,
- prehistoric
- (also prehistorical)
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“Primal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primal. Accessed 22 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of primal was in 1604
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