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