fundamental

adjective as in basic, important

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central, constitutional, crucial, elemental, elementary, essential, indispensable, integral, intrinsic, major, necessary, paramount, principal, radical, significant, structural, theoretical, underlying, vital

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bottom, cardinal, first, key, organic, original, primary, prime, primitive, requisite, supporting

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axiological, axiomatic, basal, bottom-line, constitutive, foundational, grassroots, meat-and-potatoes, primordial, rudimentary, substratal, substrative, sustaining, underived

noun as in basic, essential part

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bottom line, component, cornerstone, element, factor, foundation, law, principle

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ABCs, axiom, basis, constituent, guts, heart, nitty-gritty, rudiment, rule, theorem

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brass tacks, coal-and-ice, principium, rock bottom, sine qua non

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Few digital-driven protests have translated to fundamental social change, observers point out - especially in places where problems like corruption remain deeply entrenched.

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A fundamental rule of journalism is to narrow the distance between the reporter and the story.

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Struggling students may feel — or be made to feel by educators — that they have a fundamental weakness in math that cannot be addressed.

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The cancellation is a harbinger of what could happen under a fundamental restructuring of U.S. media that will take place if the proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros.

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The National Council for Human Rights welcomed the pardons, saying the decision was "a step that underscores a growing commitment to reinforcing the principles of swift justice and upholding fundamental rights and freedoms".

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