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most fundamental

ADJECTIVE

basic, important

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

bottom cardinal first key organic original primary prime primitive requisite supporting

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accessory auxiliary extrinsic inessential insignificant learned least lesser minor needless nonessential secondary trivial unimportant unnecessary

WEAK

additional advanced extra subordinate

Example Sentences

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It could strive to address our most fundamental problems with common-sense solutions, meaningfully improving Americans’ quality of life and raising the level of political discourse in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

On the most fundamental level, the demand for privacy is not about paranoia or fear.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

For militaries, the most fundamental concerns about AI stem from its mysterious decision-making processes and propensity to hallucinate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Analysts at Wedbush said in a Sunday note that despite last week’s ”jitters” in AI stocks, they remain confident that “ most fundamental drivers and trading signals remain positive.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 14, 2025

He stated that I had no place in a society whose most fundamental rules I ignored and that I could not appeal to the same human heart whose elementary response I knew nothing of.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus