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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development
- primitive wooden tools were used before the Iron Age
Synonyms for primitive
- crude,
- low,
- rude,
- rudimentary
Words Related to primitive
- aged,
- ancient,
- antediluvian,
- antiquated,
- antique,
- dated,
- fusty,
- hoary,
- musty,
- obsolete,
- old,
- oldfangled,
- old-fashioned,
- old-time,
- out-of-date,
- outworn,
- passé,
- past,
- quaint,
- unmodernized
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2
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
Synonyms for primitive
Words Related to primitive
- aged,
- age-old,
- antediluvian,
- antiquated,
- antique,
- dateless,
- hoary,
- old,
- prehistoric
- (also prehistorical)
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3
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
- her taste in art was still primitive, but she knew schlock when she saw it
Synonyms for primitive
- aw-shucks,
- dewy,
- dewy-eyed,
- green,
- ingenuous,
- innocent,
- naïf
- (or naif),
- naive
- (or naïve),
- simple,
- simpleminded,
- uncritical,
- unknowing,
- unsophisticated,
- unsuspecting,
- unsuspicious,
- unwary,
- unworldly,
- wide-eyed
Words Related to primitive
Near Antonyms for primitive
- down-to-earth,
- hardheaded,
- pragmatic
- (also pragmatical),
- realistic,
- sober
Antonyms for primitive
primitive
nounSynonyms of primitive (Entry 2 of 2)
as in Neanderthal
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The first known use of primitive was in the 15th century
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