primitive
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- early, earliest, elementary, first, original, primary, primeval, primordial
- crude, rough, rudimentary, simple, unrefined

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Antonyms: advanced, unprimitive
Contrasted words: advanced, civilized, cultivated
Related Words: barbarian, uncivilized, uncultivated

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. prim‧i‧tive¹ /ˈprɪmətɪv, ˈprɪmɪtɪv/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: primitivus, from primus; ⇒ prime¹]

1. WAY OF LIFE belonging to a simple way of life that existed in the past and does not have modern industries and machines Antonym : advanced, modern:
a primitive society
a primitive nomadic tribe
the tools used by primitive man
primitive art

2. NOT MODERN something that is primitive is very simple and does not have the extra modern parts that would make it faster, better, more comfortable etc Antonym : advanced, modern:
The first station buildings were quite primitive.
The local hospital care is primitive and unreliable.
Conditions at the camp are very primitive.
a primitive steam engine

3. ANIMALS/PLANTS a primitive animal or plant has a simple structure or body:
primitive life-forms that live deep in the ocean
a primitive single-celled creature

4. FEELINGS primitive feelings are not based on reason, and seem to come from a part of people’s character that is ancient and animal-like:
the primitive instinct of survival
primitive desires
—primitively adverb
—primitiveness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. primitive² noun [countable]
an artist who paints simple pictures like those of a child

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