primitive

Main Entry:
primitive [prim-i-tiv]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: ancient, original
Synonyms: archaic, basic, earliest, early, elementary, essential, first, fundamental, old, primal, primary, primeval, primordial, pristine, substratal, underivative, underived, underlying, undeveloped, unevolved
Antonyms: current, modern, new, present
Main Entry: aboriginal
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: belonging to one, existing in a place since prehistory
Synonyms: ancient, earliest, endemic, first, indigenous, native, original, primary, primeval, primitive, primordial
Antonyms: foreign
Main Entry: aborigine
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: first inhabitant
Synonyms: aboriginal, autochthon, bushman, indigene, native, primitive
Main Entry: antediluvian
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: out-of-date; prehistoric
Synonyms: age-old, ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, obsolete, old, old-fashioned, passé, primeval, primitive, primordial, timeworn, venerable
Antonyms: modern, new, up-to-date, young
Main Entry: antiquarian
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: old, ancient
Synonyms: aged, antique, archaic, hoary, obsolete, primitive, timeworn, venerable
Antonyms: modern, new, young
Main Entry: archaic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: very old
Synonyms: ancient, antiquated, antique, bygone, obsolete, old-fashioned, olden, out of date, outmoded, passé, primitive, superannuated
Antonyms: current, modern, new, present, young
Main Entry: austere
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: grim, barren
Synonyms: bald, bare, bare-bones, bleak, clean, dour, plain, primitive, rustic, severe, simple, spare, spartan, stark, subdued, unadorned, unembellished, vanilla
Antonyms: extravagant, luxurious
Main Entry: barbarian
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: crude, savage
Synonyms: barbaric, barbarous, boorish, brutal, coarse, cruel, inhuman, lowbrow, merciless, philistine, primitive, rough, rude, uncivil, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unsophisticated, untamed, vicious, vulgar, wild
Antonyms: civilized, cultured, educated, humane, kind, nice, polite, refined, sophisticated
Main Entry: barbaric
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: crude, savage
Synonyms: barbarian, barbarous, boorish, brutal, coarse, cruel, fierce, graceless, inhuman, lowbrow, primitive, rough, rude, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, vulgar, wild
Notes: barbaric pertains to crudeness and uncivility (based on Greek barbaros 'foreign'); barbarous pertains to cruelty, harshness, and immorality
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