Synonyms for Fundamental:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • profound.
  •axiomatic (adjective)
  • absolute,
  • aphoristic,
  • manifest,
  • assumed,
  • Presupposed,
  • self-evident,
  • obvious,
  • accepted,
  • indubitable,
  • given,
  • proverbial,
  • certain.
  •beginning (adjective)
  • initial,
  • Inceptive,
  • initiatory.
  •bottom (adjective)
  • lowest,
  • elementary,
  • underlying,
  • bottom.
  •capital (adjective)
  • chief,
  • dominant,
  • outstanding,
  • foremost,
  • Overruling,
  • prominent,
  • predominant,
  • controlling,
  • number one,
  • leading,
  • preeminent,
  • important.
  •cardinal (adjective)
  • highest,
  • ruling,
  • greatest,
  • pivotal,
  • overriding.
  •central (adjective)
  • inmost,
  • inner,
  • centric,
  • middlemost,
  • mid-way,
  • centroidal,
  • master,
  • middle,
  • interior,
  • midmost,
  • umbilical,
  • salient,
  • median,
  • intermediate,
  • axial,
  • nuclear,
  • equidistant,
  • mean,
  • midway,
  • Omphalic,
  • focal,
  • mid.
  •component (adjective)
  • elemental,
  • part of,
  • part and parcel of.
  •constituent (adjective)
  • more forming,
  • most ingredient,
  • more factor,
  • more portion,
  • more constituting,
  • most portion,
  • most forming,
  • more division,
  • most factor,
  • most fraction,
  • more ingredient,
  • most division,
  • most constituting,
  • more fraction.
  •critical (adjective)
  • crucial.
  •deep-rooted (adjective)
  • ingrained.
  •earliest (adjective)
  • primordial.
  •elementary (adjective)
  • most abecedarian,
  • uncomplicated,
  • meat potatoes,
  • most substratal,
  • more abcs,
  • more beginning,
  • substratal,
  • more primo,
  • sub-stratal,
  • un complex,
  • more simplex,
  • most uncomplex,
  • more uncomplex,
  • sub stratal,
  • un complicated,
  • more abecedarian,
  • un-complex,
  • most beginning,
  • more foundational,
  • un-complicated,
  • be-ginning,
  • most primo,
  • child play,
  • most foundational,
  • more substratal,
  • be ginning,
  • most simplex,
  • childs play,
  • most abcs.
  •essential (adjective)
  • more right hand,
  • re quired,
  • re-quired,
  • most right-hand,
  • wanted,
  • most righthand,
  • pre requisite,
  • more right-hand,
  • more righthand,
  • right-hand,
  • most right hand.
  •first (adjective)
  • in beginning,
  • in augural,
  • most headmost,
  • most primogenial,
  • right front,
  • more headmost,
  • more ahead,
  • in-augural,
  • more opening,
  • most inaugural,
  • head most,
  • more inaugural,
  • primeval,
  • head-most,
  • most opening,
  • most ahead,
  • more primogenial.
  •fundamental (adjective)
  • paramount,
  • substrative,
  • major,
  • principal,
  • axiological,
  • grass-roots,
  • theoretical,
  • constitutional,
  • supporting,
  • Sustaining,
  • primitive,
  • structural,
  • radical,
  • prime.
  •important (adjective)
  • meaningful,
  • serious.
  •incipient (adjective)
  • incipient,
  • Originating,
  • more nascent,
  • in choate,
  • startest,
  • most nascent,
  • most commencing,
  • initiative,
  • more initiative,
  • more commencing,
  • most initiative,
  • in-choate.
  •indispensable (adjective)
  • in dispensable,
  • in-dispensable.
  •in essence (adjective)
  • virtual.
  •ingrained (adjective)
  • in blood,
  • deepseated,
  • built in,
  • more inbuilt,
  • in-grained,
  • in-dwelling,
  • in-born,
  • in-bred,
  • more implanted,
  • in built,
  • most implanted,
  • indwelling,
  • in dwelling,
  • in-eradicable,
  • in eradicable,
  • in grained,
  • most inbuilt,
  • in bred,
  • deep seated,
  • in born,
  • builtin.
  •inherent (adjective)
  • deep rooted,
  • integrated,
  • genetic,
  • un alienable,
  • deeprooted,
  • in grain,
  • running family,
  • resident,
  • more unalienable,
  • more resident,
  • in dividual,
  • most unalienable,
  • most resident,
  • running in family,
  • un-alienable,
  • unalienable,
  • in-dividual,
  • running the family.
  •initial (adjective)
  • virgin,
  • most germinal,
  • more germinal,
  • infant.
  •intrinsic (adjective)
  • deep down,
  • inwoven,
  • built-in,
  • inseparable,
  • implicit.
  •main (adjective)
  • stellar,
  • pre vailing.
  •material (adjective)
  • ad rem,
  • applicative,
  • more pointful,
  • pointful,
  • more applicative,
  • most applicative,
  • most pointful.
  •metaphysical (adjective)
  • nonmaterial,
  • supranatural,
  • jesuitic,
  • Supermundane,
  • nonphysical,
  • unphysical,
  • oversubtle,
  • superhuman,
  • non-physical,
  • suprahuman,
  • Unfleshly,
  • non-material,
  • Supramundane,
  • Discarnate.
  •minimal (adjective)
  • more token,
  • most token,
  • most minimal.
  •native (adjective)
  • more inwrought,
  • most natal,
  • most unacquired,
  • most inwrought,
  • more natal,
  • more unacquired,
  • un acquired,
  • un-acquired,
  • in-wrought,
  • in wrought.
  •necessary (adjective)
  • more all-important,
  • allimportant,
  • all important,
  • un avoidable,
  • more allimportant,
  • more bottom-line,
  • most bottom line,
  • bottomline,
  • most all important,
  • more necessary,
  • more bottom line,
  • most allimportant,
  • most all-important,
  • most bottom-line,
  • un-avoidable,
  • more all important,
  • more bottomline,
  • most bottomline.
  •needful (adjective)
  • needful.
  •organic (adjective)
  • bio logical,
  • more amoebic,
  • most amoebic,
  • more anatomical,
  • most plasmic,
  • most cellular,
  • most anatomical,
  • bio-logical,
  • more plasmic,
  • more cellular,
  • most biotic,
  • more biotic.
  •preliminary (adjective)
  • more preparing,
  • more qualifying,
  • more exploratory,
  • pre ceding,
  • most qualifying,
  • more inductive,
  • most inductive,
  • most readying,
  • more readying,
  • pre cursory,
  • pre-paring,
  • pre-cursory,
  • most precursory,
  • most exploratory,
  • preliminary,
  • pre-ceding,
  • more pilot,
  • most pilot,
  • pre paring,
  • testest,
  • more precursory,
  • most preparing.
  •primal (adjective)
  • pre historic,
  • pre-historic.
  •primary (adjective)
  • more idiopathic,
  • most primary,
  • most idiopathic.
  •primitive (adjective)
  • most underivative,
  • un-evolved,
  • more unevolved,
  • un derivative,
  • more underivative,
  • unevolved,
  • un-derived,
  • more underived,
  • un-derivative,
  • un-developed,
  • most unevolved,
  • un evolved,
  • un derived,
  • most underived.
  •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.
  •rudimental (adjective)
  • Rudimental.
  •savage (adjective)
  • more unmodified,
  • non literate,
  • un cultivated,
  • more nonliterate,
  • unspoiled,
  • more unbroken,
  • un domesticated,
  • most unbroken,
  • un-cultivated,
  • most unmodified,
  • un-domesticated,
  • un modified,
  • un cultured,
  • un civilized,
  • in state of nature,
  • un-broken,
  • un-civilized,
  • un spoiled,
  • non-literate,
  • most nonliterate,
  • un-cultured,
  • un broken,
  • un-spoiled,
  • un-modified,
  • un-restrained,
  • in state nature,
  • in a state nature.
  •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,
  • complete,
  • solid,
  • uniform,
  • united,
  • holistic,
  • entire,
  • congruous,
  • intact,
  • undivided,
  • cohesive,
  • homogeneous,
  • coherent,
  • coincident,
  • unified,
  • single,
  • same.
  •virtual (adjective)
  • unacknowledged,
  • in all but name,
  • in conduct,
  • in practice.
  •vital (adjective)
  • more name of the game,
  • more nittygritty,
  • most life or death,
  • more meat and potatoes,
  • more coal and ice,
  • more meat-and-potatoes,
  • under-lined,
  • more nitty gritty,
  • most nitty gritty,
  • more nitty-gritty,
  • most nittygritty,
  • most meat and potatoes,
  • most life-or-death,
  • most coal-and-ice,
  • more life-or-death,
  • most name of the game,
  • most name-of-the-game,
  • most meat-and-potatoes,
  • more underlined,
  • more name-of-the-game,
  • most nitty-gritty,
  • most coal and ice,
  • under lined,
  • most underlined,
  • namest,
  • more life or death,
  • more coal-and-ice.

• n.

  •
  • surface.
  •
  • be.
  •axiom (noun)
  • apothegm,
  • proposition,
  • proverb,
  • moral,
  • device,
  • dictum,
  • truism,
  • truth,
  • aphorism,
  • adage.
  •base (noun)
  • backbone,
  • source,
  • essence,
  • authority,
  • origin,
  • Underpinning.
  •basic (noun)
  • basic.
  •basis (noun)
  • center,
  • bedrock,
  • sanction,
  • substratum,
  • assumption,
  • justification,
  • keynote,
  • nucleus,
  • security,
  • backing,
  • footing,
  • background,
  • antecedent,
  • presupposition,
  • proof,
  • presumption,
  • data,
  • theory,
  • reason,
  • keystone,
  • explanation,
  • nexus,
  • cause,
  • support,
  • warrant,
  • crux.
  •belief (noun)
  • hypothesis,
  • credo,
  • idea,
  • concept,
  • tenet,
  • creed,
  • dogma,
  • say so,
  • faith,
  • opinion,
  • credence,
  • ideology,
  • gospel truth,
  • gospel,
  • say-so.
  •doctrine (noun)
  • credendas,
  • unwritten rules,
  • article faith,
  • universal laws,
  • inculcations.
  •element (noun)
  • Integrant.
  •essential (noun)
  • requisite.
  •first harmonic (noun)
  • first harmonic.
  •fundamental (noun)
  • bottom line,
  • sine qua non,
  • coal and ice,
  • of import,
  • abcs,
  • rudimentary,
  • significant,
  • factor,
  • fundamental frequency,
  • brass tacks,
  • heart.
  •ingredient (noun)
  • in nards,
  • in-nards.
  •necessity (noun)
  • in dispensabilities,
  • ex actions,
  • ex action,
  • un-deniability,
  • in dispensability,
  • in-dispensability,
  • un deniabilities,
  • ex-action,
  • needfulnesses,
  • life death,
  • in-dispensabilities,
  • no choices,
  • no alternatives,
  • un deniability,
  • undeniabilities,
  • ex-actions,
  • indispensabilities,
  • un-deniabilities.
  •precept (noun)
  • by words,
  • be-hests,
  • be hest,
  • pre script,
  • in-junctions,
  • pre-scripts,
  • in junction,
  • in junctions,
  • pre cept,
  • de-cree,
  • pre scripts,
  • by word,
  • pre-script,
  • in-junction,
  • de-crees,
  • decretums,
  • pre-cept,
  • de crees,
  • be-hest,
  • de cree,
  • be hests.
  •principle (noun)
  • golden rules.
  •requirement/requisite (noun)
  • pro viso,
  • pre possession,
  • pre-possessions,
  • pre occupation,
  • pre-possession,
  • pro visions,
  • pre occupations,
  • pro-visions,
  • pre possessions,
  • pro-viso,
  • pro-visos,
  • pre-occupation,
  • pre-occupations,
  • pro visos,
  • pro-vision,
  • pro vision.
  •root (noun)
  • radicles,
  • starting points.
  •rudiment (noun)
  • substructure,
  • substructures,
  • resting place.
  •rule (noun)
  • no no's,
  • brocards,
  • the number,
  • nono,
  • the books,
  • nono's,
  • decretions,
  • no nos,
  • chapter verse.
  •standard (noun)
  • ex ample,
  • rule thumb,
  • ex-ample.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • natural,
  • requirement,
  • original,
  • fundamentally,
  • stripped-down,
  • rudiment,
  • accurate,
  • unbleached.
  •
  • bread and butter,
  • untreated,
  • cornerstone.
  •
  • fundament,
  • ultimate,
  • naturally.
  •
  • 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.