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Main Entry:
underlying [uhn-der-lahy-ing]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: fundamental, latent
Synonyms: basal, basic, bottom, bottom-line, cardinal, concealed, critical, crucial, elemental, elementary, essential, hidden, indispensable, intrinsic, lurking, necessary, needful, nitty-gritty, nub, primary, prime, primitive, radical, root, substratal, veiled, vital
Antonyms: secondary
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Main Entry: center
Part of Speech: adjective, noun, verb
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Adjectives:
abstemious, adiaphorous, average, axial, azygous, central, centrical, centripetal, commonplace, concentric, entad, equatorial, equidistant, focal, fulcrate, geocentric, homocentric, intermediate, mean, medial, mediate, mediterranean, mesial, mesne, mesothetic, mid, middle, middle-class, middlemost, middling, midmost, neutral, paracentral, phallocentric, straight, tapsell, umbilical, vorticiform, vortiginous
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Concept: Base.
Category: 2. LINEAR DIMENSIONS
Synonyms:
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bottom, undermost, nethermost; fundamental; founded on, based on, grounded on, built on.
Antonyms: summit
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Concept: Beginning.
Category: 2. CONSECUTIVE ORDER
Synonyms:
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beginning; initial, initiatory, initiative; inceptive, introductory, incipient; proemial, inaugural; inchoate, inchoative; embryonic, rudimental; primogenial; primeval, primitive, primordial (old); aboriginal; natal, nascent., first, foremost, leading; maiden., begun; just begun
Antonyms: end
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Concept: [Constant antecedent] Cause.
Category: 1. CONSTANCY OF SEQUENCE IN EVENTS
Synonyms:
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caused; causal, original; primary, primitive, primordial; aboriginal; protogenal; radical; embryonic, embryotic; in embryo, in ovo; seminal, germinal; at the bottom of; connate, having a common origin.
Antonyms: effect
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Concept: Motive.
Category: 2. Causes of volition
Synonyms:
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impulsive, motive; suasive, suasory, persuasive, persuasory, hortative, hortatory; protreptical; inviting, tempting; suasive, suasory; seductive, attractive; fascinating (pleasing); provocative (exciting)., induced; disposed; persuadable (docile); spellbound; instinct with, smitten with, infatuated; inspired; by.
Antonyms: absence of motive
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Concept: Vegetable.
Category: 1. Vitality; special vitality
Synonyms:
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vegetable, vegetal, vegetive, vegitous; herbaceous, herbal; botanic; sylvan, silvan; arborary, arboreous, arborescent, arborical; woody, grassy; verdant, verdurous; floral, mossy; lignous, ligneous; wooden, leguminous; bosky, cespitose, turf-like, turfy; endogenous, exogenous.
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