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Definitions

underived

[uhn-di-rahyvd] / ˌʌn dɪˈraɪvd /

ADJECTIVE

fundamental

Synonyms

STRONGEST

central constitutional crucial elemental elementary essential indispensable integral intrinsic major necessary paramount principal radical significant structural theoretical underlying vital

STRONG

bottom cardinal first key organic original primary prime primitive requisite supporting

WEAK

axiological axiomatic basal bottom-line constitutive foundational grassroots meat-and-potatoes primordial rudimentary substratal substrative sustaining

Antonyms

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accessory auxiliary extrinsic inessential insignificant learned least lesser minor needless nonessential secondary trivial unimportant unnecessary

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additional advanced extra subordinate

ADJECTIVE

original

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authentic initial

STRONG

aboriginal beginning first infant opening pioneer primary starting

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archetypal autochthonous commencing early elementary embryonic first-hand genuine inceptive introductory prime primeval primitive primordial pristine prototypal rudimental rudimentary underivative

Antonyms

STRONG

last

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borrowed derivative hackneyed latest newest old used worn

ADJECTIVE

primary/prime

Synonyms

WEAK

basal beginning bottom central elemental elementary essential first foundational introductory meat-and-potatoes original primitive principal radical rudimentary simple three R's ultimate underivative underlying

Antonyms

WEAK

auxiliary latest least minor secondary supplemental

ADJECTIVE

primitive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

archaic basic primeval primordial pristine undeveloped

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essential first fundamental old primary

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earliest early elementary primal substratal underivative underlying unevolved

Antonyms

STRONGEST

modern new

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auxiliary

WEAK

cultured current present sophisticated

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In the first place, a large number of rocks may be described as original or underived, for it is not possible to trace them back to any earlier source.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

And finally from a first or from underived being?

From Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence by Wunsch, William F.

Consciousness is, first, immediate consciousness, and its reference to the object accordingly the simple and underived certainty of it.

From Hegel's Philosophy of Mind by Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

In this mystic and apparently underived term, the a is broad, as in "ah!"

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 by Various

The love on either side is on one side spontaneous and underived, and on the other side is secondary and evoked, but it is love on both sides.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Maclaren, Alexander

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