1
as in primitive
belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development
rudimentary shelters built by prehistoric peoples
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2
as in basic
of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject
had only a rudimentary knowledge of science
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Recent Examples of rudimentary
Workers often enter deep shafts using rudimentary equipment, while enforcement of rules is carried out through violence.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Iran also spied on Iraqi positions with rudimentary precursors to drones, an early use of one of the regime’s most effective weapons in its attempt to blockade the strait.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Shaban’s version of events attempted to convince members of the committee that their knowledge of the rudimentary elements of our criminal justice system is wrong.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
That will make the toilet the first-ever to make it into deep orbit, as previous Apollo missions to the moon had rudimentary waste systems no more complex than bags.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Iran also spied on Iraqi positions with rudimentary precursors to drones, an early use of one of the regime’s most effective weapons in its attempt to blockade the strait.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Shaban’s version of events attempted to convince members of the committee that their knowledge of the rudimentary elements of our criminal justice system is wrong.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
That will make the toilet the first-ever to make it into deep orbit, as previous Apollo missions to the moon had rudimentary waste systems no more complex than bags.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rudimentary
Adjective
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This was a time when roads were primitive, and the need was to link cities with rural areas.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Any set of prime numbers is automatically primitive, because primes have no factors (except themselves and the number one).—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The first is to start with super basic exercises unique to the core stability category.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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The state defines neglect as intentionally not meeting a child’s basic needs, such as adequate food or weather-appropriate clothing.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Jacobson followed his father to Concordia College, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 1999.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2026
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And scattering experiments showed that, at an elementary level, reality was described by individual quanta, possessing specific properties common to all members of their species.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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That archive of prints is in the process of being broken up for sale, and a few hundred of those boxes, including this set of 36 prints plus a clutch of introductory material and captions, have made their way to Daniel/Oliver, a gallery in East Williamsburg.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2026
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At Fudd’s introductory press conference with the Wings on April 16, she was asked to comment on her off-court connection with Bueckers by a local reporter.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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But the king said despite the fundamental disagreement between the countries, the United States inherited its democratic values from the United Kingdom.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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There are fundamental limits, such as the Planck scale (sometimes called the pixel size of the universe), beyond which the very idea of distance loses meaning.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Rudimentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rudimentary. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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