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

Need another word that means the same as “rudimentary”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “rudimentary” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Rudimentary” are: vestigial, fundamental, underlying, basic, elementary, introductory, early, primary, initial, first, primitive, crude, simple, unsophisticated, rough, rough and ready, makeshift, rude, undeveloped, incomplete, embryonic, immature

Rudimentary as an Adjective

Definitions of "Rudimentary" as an adjective

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

• Not fully developed in mature animals.
• Being or involving basic facts or principles.
• Being in the earliest stages of development.
• Involving or limited to basic principles.
• Relating to an immature, undeveloped, or basic form.

Synonyms of "Rudimentary" as an adjective (22 Words)

basic	Having tastes, interests, or attitudes regarded as mainstream or conventional (typically used of a woman. Certain basic rules must be obeyed.
crude	Belonging to an early stage of technical development characterized by simplicity and often crudeness. The crude facts.
early	Being or occurring at an early stage of development. Early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties.
elementary	Of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education. An elementary need for love and nurturing.
embryonic	Relating to an embryo. An embryonic nation not yet self governing.
first	Serving to set in motion. His first political race.
fundamental	Being or involving basic facts or principles. An example that was fundamental to the argument.
immature	In an early period of life or development or growth. Many of the fish caught are immature.
incomplete	Not full or finished. An incomplete forward pass.
initial	Occurring at the beginning. Our initial impression was favourable.
introductory	Serving as an introduction to a subject or topic; basic or preliminary. Began the slide show with some introductory remarks.
makeshift	Acting as an interim and temporary measure. Arranging a row of chairs to form a makeshift bed.
primary	Of primary importance. Seed eating birds and herbivorous insects are primary consumers.
primitive	Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness. The okapi is a short necked primitive cousin of the giraffe.
rough	Unpleasantly stern. It ll cost about 50 at a rough guess.
rough and ready	Ready and able to resort to force or violence- Herman Melville.
rude	Belonging to an early stage of technical development characterized by simplicity and often crudeness. Isabel had always been in rude health.
simple	Having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved. A simple white blouse.
underlying	Significant as a cause or basis of something but not necessarily manifest or obvious. The flu can be particularly severe for the elderly and those with underlying conditions.
undeveloped	Undeveloped or unused. Undeveloped social awareness.
unsophisticated	Not wise in the ways of the world. The nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists.
vestigial	Not fully developed in mature animals. The vestigial wings of kiwis are entirely hidden.

Usage Examples of "Rudimentary" as an adjective

• Rudimentary wings.
• These rudimentary truths.
• He received a rudimentary education.
• Rudimentary plans.
• A rudimentary stage of evolution.

Associations of "Rudimentary" (30 Words)

applied	Concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles. Applied psychology.
basal	Of or being the essential or basic part. Basal epidermal cells.
basic	Serving as a base or starting point. I learnt the basics of programming on a course.
basilar	Of or relating to or located at the base. The basilar membrane of the cochlea.
cornerstone	An important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based. A national minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy.
elemental	Relating to severe atmospheric conditions- J.K.Howard. A thunderstorm is the inevitable outcome of battling elemental forces.
elementary	Of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education. An elementary astronomy course.
elements	Violent or severe weather viewed as caused by the action of the four elements. They felt the full fury of the elements.
essential	(of a disease) with no known external stimulus or cause; idiopathic. He was quick to grasp the essentials of an opponent s argument.
essentially	In essence; at bottom or by one’s (or its) very nature. Essentially they are amateurs.
essentialness	Basic importance.
firsthand	From the original source; directly. I heard this story firsthand.
fundamental	A fundamental note tone or frequency. The fundamental problem remains that of the housing shortage.
fundamentally	Used to make an emphatic statement about the basic truth of something. Fundamentally this is a matter for doctors.
indispensability	The quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without.
leading	Having the leading position or higher score in a contest. The leading man.
main	Of force; of the greatest possible intensity. The main doors were of solid glass.
nutshell	Any of a number of bivalve molluscs occurring chiefly in cool seas.
premise	State or presuppose something as a premise. The reforms were premised on our findings.
preschool	A nursery school. A preschool playgroup.
prima	Used primarily as eating apples. Prima ballerina.
primarily	For the most part; mainly. This is primarily a question of economics.
primary	A primary colour. The primary stage of their political education.
prime	A prime number. The novel is a prime example of the genre.
principal	An actor who plays a principal role. The country s principal cities.
radical	A person who has radical ideas or opinions. In the body free radicals are high energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells.
radically	In a radical manner. The two situations are radically different.
rudiment	The first principles of (a subject. The rudiments of a hot water system.
staple	A piece of thin wire with two short right angled end pieces which are driven by a stapler through sheets of paper to fasten them together. Merrill stapled a batch of papers together.
underlying	Lying or situated under something. The flu can be particularly severe for the elderly and those with underlying conditions.