Underlying synonyms
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Of, being, or serving as a starting point or basis:
Arising from or going to the root or source
Of the lowest degree, quality, rank, or amount:
Basic and powerful; not subtle or refined; primal
The definition of essential is completely necessary or part of the basic nature of something.
Fundamental is defined as something that is basic or essential.
Necessarily or naturally involved though not plainly apparent or expressed; essentially a part or condition; inherent
Present or potential but not evident or active:
The first in a group or series.
Being lower but not directly beneath
Depending on itself; independent.
substratal
Arising from or going to the root or source
substrative
Arising from or going to the root or source
Under, lower.
secondary (antonym)
Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Compare primary.
(Bot.) Growing from the base of a stem
Of, or relating to a foundation or foundations
Being the source from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is made.
Of, relating to, or constituting the basic, essential, or fundamental part:
Not derived from something else; primary or basic:
Utmost; extreme:
surface (related)
Relating to or occurring on or near the surface of the earth.
in the nature of something though not readily apparent
The definition of inherent is an essential quality that is part of a person or thing.
Of, or having the nature of, a rudiment or rudiments
Vital to the resolution of a crisis or the determination of an outcome:
Of or produced by the mind rather than learned through experience:
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