ELEMENTARY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ELEMENTARY?

Need another word that means the same as “elementary”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “elementary” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Elementary” are: basal, elemental, primary, simple, uncomplicated, unproblematic, basic, rudimentary, fundamental, easy, straightforward, undemanding, unexacting, effortless, painless, uninvolved, plain sailing

Elementary as an Adjective

Definitions of "Elementary" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “elementary” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Straightforward and uncomplicated.
• Easy and not involved or complicated.
• Not able to be decomposed into elements or other primary constituents.
• Of or being the essential or basic part.
• Relating to the basic elements of a subject.
• Of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education.
• Of the most basic kind.

Synonyms of "Elementary" as an adjective (17 Words)

basal	Especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem. Basal placentation.
basic	Relating to or denoting steel-making processes involving lime-rich refractories and slags. The laying down of arms is basic to the agreement.
easy	(of an object of attack or criticism) having no defence; vulnerable. An easy problem.
effortless	Requiring no physical or mental exertion. Each skill is practised to the point that it becomes effortless.
elemental	Of or being the essential or basic part. Failure is always apparent at this elemental level.
fundamental	Being or involving basic facts or principles. The book underwent fundamental changes.
painless	Not causing physical or psychological pain. Painless dentistry.
plain sailing	Not elaborate or elaborated; simple.
primary	Of primary importance. The primary stage of their political education.
rudimentary	Not fully developed in mature animals. Rudimentary plans.
simple	Plain, basic, or uncomplicated in form, nature, or design; without much decoration or ornamentation. A simple game.
straightforward	Uncomplicated and easy to do or understand. Straightforward in all his business affairs.
uncomplicated	Easy and not involved or complicated. Small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring.
undemanding	(especially of a task) not demanding. The pay was adequate and the job undemanding.
unexacting	Not rigorous. Relaxed and unexacting standards.
uninvolved	Not connected or concerned with someone or something, especially on an emotional level. Being uninvolved he remained objective.
unproblematic	Easy and not involved or complicated. None of these approaches is unproblematic.

Usage Examples of "Elementary" as an adjective

• An elementary astronomy course.
• An elementary need for love and nurturing.
• An elementary problem in statistics.
• A series of elementary exercises.
• The six stages take students from elementary to advanced level.
• Elementary, my dear Watson.
• The elementary rights of citizenship.

Associations of "Elementary" (30 Words)

basal	Of primary importance. A basal reader.
basic	Of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base. The food was good if a bit basic.
beginning	The act of starting something. The ending of one relationship and the beginning of another.
commencement	The time at which something is supposed to begin. A commencement address.
early	Early shifts. We lost a couple of games early in the season.
elemental	Concerned with chemical elements or other basic components. Elemental sulphur.
elements	Violent or severe weather viewed as caused by the action of the four elements. They felt the full fury of the elements.
embryonic	(of a system, idea, or organization) in a rudimentary stage with potential for development. The embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre.
emergent	An emergent tree or other plant. An emergent republic.
emerging	Coming into existence. Established and emerging artists.
essential	Anything indispensable. The essential feature.
essentially	In essence; at bottom or by one’s (or its) very nature. The argument was essentially a technical one.
essentialness	Basic importance.
fundamental	A fundamental note tone or frequency. An example that was fundamental to the argument.
inchoate	Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary. A still inchoate democracy.
inchoative	An inchoative verb. Inchoative stages.
leading	Having the leading position or higher score in a contest. The country s leading poet.
main	Most important element. The main problem is one of resources.
nascent	Being born or beginning. A nascent insurgency.
originally	From or in the beginning; at first. Potatoes originally came from South America.
primal	Relating to or denoting the needs, fears, or behaviour that are postulated (especially in Freudian theory) to form the origins of emotional life. Primal eras before the appearance of life on earth.
primary	A primary colour. The government s primary aim is to see significant reductions in unemployment.
prime	Insert a primer into a gun mine or charge preparatory to detonation or firing. The prime minister.
principal	An actor who plays a principal role. The principal example.
radically	In a radical manner. You must radically change the way you do business.
rudiment	An undeveloped or immature part or organ, especially a structure in an embryo or larva which will develop into an organ, limb, etc. The rudiments of a hot water system.
rudimentary	Relating to an immature, undeveloped, or basic form. A rudimentary stage of evolution.
staple	Secure or fasten with a staple or staples. Wheat is a staple crop.
tack	A distance sailed between tacks. The boat tacked.
underlying	In the nature of something though not readily apparent. Underlying principles.