elementary

[el-uh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌɛl əˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /

ADJECTIVE

simple, basic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elemental fundamental rudimentary straightforward underlying

WEAK

ABCs abecedarian basal beginning child's play clear duck soup easy essential facile foundational initial introductory meat and potatoes original plain prefatory preliminary primary primitive primo simplest simplex simplified substratal uncomplex uncomplicated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

additional advanced extra secondary

WEAK

abstruse complex complicated compound difficult hard intricate involved

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Kids in elementary school learn—or are supposed to learn—how to add fractions and round numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Tuesday, the Department of Education went even further, spinning off some of the agency’s largest responsibilities to other federal departments — including much of the administration of elementary and high school funding.

From Los Angeles Times

The Constitution explicitly grants power to the legislative and judicial branches too, which we all learned in elementary school is called the balance of power.

From Salon

It was fun when I tried it in the parking lot of my elementary school on my Columbia Silver Fox and it remains just as fun today.

From The Wall Street Journal

When we passed an elementary school off Western Avenue, Barrera screamed in Spanish, “Take in the kids because la migra is driving around!”

From Los Angeles Times

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