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best, principal adj.
earliest adj.
basic, fundamental adj.
basic adj.

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

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most primary

The latest numbers, with about 6% of ballots outstanding, show Democrat Mary Peltola with the most primary votes, about 76,100.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Recent polling found that most primary voters planned to rank multiple candidates in the crowded governor’s race.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

While most primary tumors can be effectively treated, metastases are the real danger.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2024

In the U.K., as in the U.S., most primary and secondary schools offering Chinese teach Mandarin.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2022

That is a contingency which seems to fall within the most primary and fundamental obligations of any organization of government.

From Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement by William English Walling