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most fundamental

ADJECTIVE

basic, important

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 grass-roots meat-and-potatoes primordial rudimentary substratal substrative sustaining underived

Antonyms

STRONGEST

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

WEAK

additional advanced extra subordinate

Example Sentences

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"Physics is still full of mysteries at the most fundamental level. Quantum technologies are now giving us new tools to shed light on them."

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

He sets himself apart by focusing on the most fundamental skill in hockey—the one trait that made him invaluable to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

On the most fundamental level, the demand for privacy is not about paranoia or fear.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

You don’t need a class in economics to know the most fundamental fact about prices: Any asset is only worth what you can get someone else to pay you for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The current vogue for poisons has failed utterly to take into account these most fundamental considerations.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson