more primary

ADJECTIVE

best, principal

Synonyms

WEAK

capital cardinal chief crackerjack dominant excellent fab first first-class greatest heavy highest hot leading main number one paramount primo state-of-the-art stellar top top-of-the-line tough world-class

Antonyms

WEAK

auxiliary final inferior latest least minor second-rate secondary subordinate supplemental worst

ADJECTIVE

earliest

Synonyms

WEAK

aboriginal beginning direct first firsthand immediate initial original pioneer primal primeval primitive primordial pristine

Antonyms

WEAK

auxiliary final inferior latest least minor second-rate secondary subordinate supplemental worst

ADJECTIVE

basic, fundamental

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 underived underlying

Antonyms

WEAK

auxiliary final inferior latest least minor second-rate secondary subordinate supplemental worst

ADJECTIVE

basic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constitutional dominant elementary essential fundamental immediate initial leading main prime principal underlying vital

STRONG

central chief first primitive simple

WEAK

direct earliest idiopathic primal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advanced auxiliary extra inessential inferior last minor nonessential secondary subordinate trivial unimportant

STRONG

sophisticated

Example Sentences

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Head teacher Carol McQuiggan said the pilot, which is due to be expanded into five more primary schools across the town, had had a "really positive impact".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

As New Mexico has protected access to care, she’s seen more primary care providers motivated to offer puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and other services to their trans patients.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023

The appointment comes at a time when Scotiabank is strengthening its ambitions in Canada to earn more primary clients and accelerate profitable and sustainable growth, according to the company statement.

From Reuters • Nov. 3, 2023

“This disaster has destroyed more primary homes than any other wildfire in Washington state history,” Inslee wrote in his 44-page letter.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

The colors he uses are flatter, more primary than the ones I usually see, but they’re still pretty close.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass