RUDIMENTAL Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

rudimental

adjective

Definition of rudimental

as in rudimentary

of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject learned the rudimental concepts of math at an early age

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Recent Examples of rudimental Yet lust, in its most rudimental form, overtook him and led him astray. — Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2025

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Adjective

Fauci repeated his statement, answering none of the rudimentary questions.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Something as rudimentary as remembering the play calls as training camp got underway, was also top of mind.

— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 28 July 2026

Definition of rudimentary

Adjective

Closure of the strait, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas once passed, has driven up the price of fuel and basic goods far beyond the region, roiling the global economy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
That said, meeting the basic standard for forgiveness also involves satisfying several other important requirements, too.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of basic

Adjective

Teachers and staff from 63 Aurora Public Schools campuses used the resource, including preschool, elementary, middle and high school educators, counselors, therapists and special education staff.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Wilson grew up in Louisiana as the son of a sharecropper and ran away from home with just an elementary education.

— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of elementary

Adjective

Snail Mucin When K-beauty broke into the US market in 2016, snail mucin was the introductory ingredient that got everyone hooked.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
Predictably, Brees faced immediate questions about that shoulder at his introductory news conference for the Saints.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of introductory

Adjective

Through the mid-1980s, Wolfram continued this work, discovering a number of fundamental connections between computation and nature, and inventing such concepts as computational irreducibility.

— Big Think, Big Think, 4 Aug. 2026
Bringing in overseas talent into New Zealand to boost local artists numbers has been fundamental to our approach ever since.

— Geoffrey Bunting, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2026

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