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Detailed Synonyms for primal in English

primal:

primal adj

  1. primal
    primal; primaeval; primeval
  2. primal
    – having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state 1
    primal; aboriginal; primaeval; primordial; primeval
    – having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state 1
    • primal adj
      • primal eras before the appearance of life on earth1
    • aboriginal adj
      • aboriginal forests1
    • primaeval adj, britannique
    • primordial adj
      • primordial matter1
      • primordial forms of life1
    • primeval adj, américain
      • the forest primeval1
  3. primal
    – serving as an essential component 1
    key; fundamental; cardinal; central; primal
    – serving as an essential component 1
    • key adj
    • fundamental adj
      • an example that was fundamental to the argument1
      • computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure1
    • cardinal adj
      • a cardinal rule1
    • central adj
      • the central cause of the problem1
    • primal adj

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Related Definitions for "primal":

  1. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state1
    • primal eras before the appearance of life on earth1
  2. serving as an essential component1