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Another word for fundamental

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Adjective

  1. Arising from or going to the root or source

    See also:

    surface

  2. Of or being an irreducible element

    See also:

    surface

  3. Constituting or forming part of the essence of something

    See also:

    surface

    be

Noun

  1. A fundamental irreducible constituent of a whole

    Idioms:
    See also:

    part

  2. A fundamental principle or underlying concept

    See also:

    over

  3. A broad and basic rule or truth

    See also:

    order

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Another word for fundamental

Modifier

  1. Providing the foundation

    Antonyms:

  2. Essential

    See also:

    necessary

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Sentence Examples

  • In the end, our fundamental challenge is to become better individuals, and technology offers little help on that front; it is up to each one of us to solve that for ourselves.

  • The fundamental substance or stroma is colorless and homogeneous.

  • In correspondence with the fundamental constitution of the zooid, each of the three segments has its own body-cavity separated from the others.

  • There are those who would elevate the right to food as being a fundamental human right.

  • The characteristic by which we recognize the fundamental element in a series is its intuitive or self-evident character; it is given by "the evident conception of a healthy and attentive mind so clear and distinct that no doubt is left."

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