Primitive Synonyms and Antonyms

prĭmĭ-tĭv
Not derived from something else
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. original
  2. primary
  3. prime
Simple
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. fundamental
  2. basic
  3. elemental
  4. elementary
  5. rudimentary
  6. crude
  7. first
  8. aboriginal
  9. ancient
  10. antiquated
  11. antique
  12. embryonic
  13. archaic
  14. autochthonal
  15. autochthonic
  16. autochthonous
  17. essential
  18. barbaric
  19. naive
  20. early
  21. indigenous
  22. native
  23. old-fashioned
  24. ultimate
  25. original
  26. prehistoric
  27. primal
  28. primary
  29. primeval
  30. primogenial
  31. underlying
  32. primordial
  33. pristine
  34. quaint
  35. radical
  36. simple
  37. uncivilized
  38. uncultured
  39. undeveloped
  40. rude
Of, existing, or occurring in a distant period
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. ancient
  2. antediluvian
  3. early
Ancient
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. primeval
  2. archaic
  3. primordial
Antonyms:
  1. modern
  2. new
  3. current
  4. recent
  5. present
Exhibiting lack of education or knowledge
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. backward
  2. benighted
  3. ignorant
  4. unenlightened
Lacking expert, careful craftsmanship
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. crude
  2. raw
  3. rough
  4. rude
  5. unpolished
A person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. aboriginal
  2. primitive person
  3. aborigine
  4. primitivism

Words Related to Primitive

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Primitive Sentence Examples

  • First, nutrition is a very primitive science.

  • Even using extremely primitive technology, we have made marvelous progress.

  • When I saw the fern, I was reminded ofprimitive plants that I saw in a history video.

  • The Primitive Methodists in Ireland were a small body who in 1817 seceded because they wished to maintain that close connexion with the Church of England which existed at the time of Wesley's death, but in 1878 they rejoined the parent body.

  • War is the ultimate barbarism, the primitive belief that fighting determines who is right—but of course it doesn't.

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