Definition for Fundamental:

• Serving for the foundation; essential; primary; leading.

Synonyms for Fundamental:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • profound.
  •axiomatic (adjective)
  • absolute,
  • given.
  •beginning (adjective)
  • initial,
  • Inceptive,
  • initiatory.
  •bottom (adjective)
  • lowest,
  • elementary,
  • bottom,
  • basic,
  • underlying.
  •capital (adjective)
  • dominant,
  • leading,
  • foremost,
  • chief,
  • important,
  • predominant.
  •cardinal (adjective)
  • highest,
  • pivotal,
  • overriding.
  •central (adjective)
  • focal,
  • centric,
  • middlemost,
  • median,
  • middle,
  • midmost,
  • midway.
  •component (adjective)
  • elemental.
  •critical (adjective)
  • crucial.
  •deep-rooted (adjective)
  • ingrained.
  •earliest (adjective)
  • primordial.
  •fundamental (adjective)
  • paramount,
  • substratal,
  • major,
  • principal,
  • axiological,
  • substrative,
  • theoretical,
  • constitutional,
  • supporting,
  • Sustaining,
  • primitive,
  • structural,
  • radical,
  • prime.
  •important (adjective)
  • serious.
  •in essence (adjective)
  • virtual.
  •intrinsic (adjective)
  • deep down,
  • unalienable,
  • implicit,
  • built-in,
  • inseparable,
  • inwoven.
  •pure (adjective)
  • honorable,
  • sinless,
  • chaste,
  • blameless,
  • unalloyed,
  • formative,
  • clear,
  • irreducible,
  • austere,
  • angelic,
  • unsullied,
  • undiluted,
  • white,
  • decent,
  • innocent,
  • untainted,
  • stark,
  • virtuous,
  • purebred,
  • uncluttered,
  • aboriginal,
  • plain,
  • undefiled,
  • bare,
  • unadulterated,
  • atomic,
  • immaculate,
  • untarnished,
  • indivisible,
  • spotless,
  • faultless,
  • unadorned,
  • monolithic,
  • clean,
  • guiltless,
  • simple,
  • stainless,
  • unblemished,
  • Simon-pure,
  • pure.
  •severe (adjective)
  • exacting,
  • keen,
  • astringent,
  • oppressive,
  • puritanical,
  • censorious,
  • crisp,
  • severe,
  • brusque,
  • precise,
  • short,
  • draconian,
  • blunt,
  • critical,
  • icy,
  • acrimonious,
  • frosty,
  • imperial,
  • spare,
  • authoritarian,
  • brisk,
  • raw,
  • dour,
  • stiff-necked,
  • acerbic,
  • obstinate,
  • gruff,
  • obdurate,
  • lean,
  • ascetic,
  • meticulous,
  • cutting,
  • chilly,
  • demanding,
  • dry,
  • strict,
  • piquant,
  • spartan,
  • unbending,
  • sharp,
  • rigid,
  • intolerant,
  • curt,
  • bleak,
  • strait-laced,
  • inflexible,
  • grim,
  • prudish,
  • correct,
  • harsh,
  • caustic,
  • cool,
  • abrupt,
  • tart,
  • rigorous,
  • stringent,
  • hidebound,
  • disciplined,
  • acute,
  • uncompromising,
  • intense,
  • stern,
  • relentless.
  •united (adjective)
  • congruent,
  • cohesive,
  • coherent,
  • uniform,
  • congruous,
  • holistic,
  • solid,
  • coincident,
  • integrated,
  • intact,
  • entire,
  • single,
  • same,
  • undivided,
  • united,
  • complete,
  • homogeneous,
  • unified.

• n.

  •axiom (noun)
  • proposition,
  • truth,
  • truism,
  • dictum.
  •base (noun)
  • essence,
  • Underpinning,
  • origin.
  •basis (noun)
  • center,
  • footing,
  • crux,
  • bedrock,
  • nucleus,
  • keystone,
  • assumption,
  • substratum.
  •belief (noun)
  • dogma,
  • tenet.
  •element (noun)
  • Integrant.
  •essential (noun)
  • requisite.
  •fundamental (noun)
  • fundamental frequency,
  • abcs,
  • sine qua non,
  • of import,
  • significant,
  • rudimentary,
  • first harmonic,
  • heart,
  • factor.
  •rudiment (noun)
  • substructure.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • natural,
  • rudiment,
  • original,
  • fundamentally,
  • requirement,
  • stripped-down.
  •
  • cornerstone.
  •
  • fundament,
  • ultimate.
  •
  • core.
  •
  • universal.
  •
  • foundation.
  •elementary
  • introductory.
  •inborn
  • congenital.
  •primitive
  • pristine.

Paraphrases for Fundamental:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    essential, root-and-branch.
  • Proper noun, singular
    essential, essentials.
  • Noun, plural
    essentials.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    DER, important, profound, thorough, in-depth, infrastructural, pre-eminent, all-important, key, relevant, necessary, quintessential, intrinsic, absolute, focal, fundamentalism, general, prime, deep-rooted, existential, detailed, constituent, human.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Rights, key, human.
  • Noun, plural
    Keys, pillars, tenets, blocks.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    key.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    vital, pivotal, central, substantial, radical, crucial, seminal, significant, paramount, instrumental, elemental, integral, primordial, indispensable, overriding, ultimate, principled, fundamentalist, decisive, core, underlying, rudimentary, great, deep, far-reaching, foundational, real, serious, meaningful, bottom-line, thoroughgoing, salient, inherent, utmost, momentous, drastic, considerable, sweeping, imperative, big.
  • Proper noun, singular
    core, underlying, foundational.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    crucial, core, imperative, cornerstone.

Antonyms for Fundamental:

• adj.

  • axiomatic
    misunderstood, uncertain, questionable.
  • capital
    nonessential.
  • cardinal
    inessential, negligible, insignificant.
  • central
    exterior, peripheral, outside.
  • fundamental
    extra, additional, unimportant, secondary, trivial, subordinate, auxiliary, minor, advanced.
  • Other antonyms:
    elaborate, conservative, slight, developed, inadequate, detailed, complicated, refined, sophisticated, trial, incident, complex, tentative, moderate, superficial, intricate, partial, incomplete, convoluted, high, extensive, palliative, higher, Evolved.

• n.

  • axiom
    ambiguity, paradox, absurdity, nonsense, foolishness.
  • belief
    disbelief, nonbelief.
  • fundamental
    addition, trivia.

Hyponym for Fundamental:

• n.

  • event
    factor.