primitive (185 synonym found)

Primitive has 185 synonyms. The top synonyms for primitive are eponym, uncultured, infantile, budding, Neanderthal, native-born, wild, archaic and 177 more. Another word for primitive is eponym. Browse the full list below.

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eponym
uncultured
infantile
budding
Neanderthal
native-born
wild
archaic
unrefined
unpolished
primogenial
untamed
coarse
protohistoric
in the bud
vernacular
antediluvian
ur
material
simple
man of old
ab ovo
derivative
prehuman
barbarous
underived
constitutive
sometime
local
outlandish
fundamental
of the essence
radical
unlicked
onetime
word
preadamite
rough-and-ready
bestial
unkempt
ancestral
patriarchal
gestatory
inventive
derivation
untaught
formula
homebred
Iron Age man
generative
prenatal
Gothic
Bronze Age man
formative
ancient
antepatriarchal
unschooled
mortal
gut
primoprimitive
uncouth
basic
introductory
protohuman
unsophisticated
uncultivated
erstwhile
cave dweller
quondam
inchoative
doublet
inceptive
uncivilized
crucial
earliest inhabitant
abecedarian
hominid
central
soul
basal
constituent
undeveloped
impolite
in ovo
root
seminal
incunabular
bushman
atavistic
someone
indigene
prehistoric
childlike
fore
elementary
primal
uncombed
natal
infant
fetal
elemental
somebody
brutish
postnatal
autochthonous
troglodytic
prime
basilar
savage
cognate
essential
anthropoid
incipient
individual
parturient
Hominidae
initiatory
substantive
ill-bred
creative
olden
first comer
noncivilized
past
then
barbaric
persistent
uncivil
homegrown
fossil man
missing link
naive
recent
initial
brutal
simplistic
aborigine
inaugural
ape-man
untutored
barbarian
pristine
immemorial
raw
protogenic
etymon
in embryo
prior
indigenous
autochthon
primitive settler
Stone Age man
initiative
procreative
preglacial
early
in its infancy
primate
genetic
germinal
prehistoric man
foundational
native
local yokel
pregnant
rough
rude
endemic
rudimentary
previous
caveman
beginning
troglodyte
underlying
once
substantial
person
embryonic
untrained
rudimental
nascent
crude
inchoate
expression
humanoid

Frequently asked questions

What is a synonym for primitive?

A common synonym for primitive is eponym. Other synonyms include uncultured, infantile, budding, Neanderthal.

How many synonyms does primitive have?

Primitive has 185 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does primitive mean?

(n): an original or primary word; a word not derived from another; -- opposed to derivative (adj): of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first

Definition of primitive:

(n) : an original or primary word; a word not derived from another; -- opposed to derivative
(adj) : of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church; of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of dress
°(computing programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
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Definition of primitive:

(n) : an original or primary word; a word not derived from another; -- opposed to derivative
(adj) : of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church; of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of dress
°(computing programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
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