Antonyms for rudimentary


Grammar : Adj
Spell : roo-duh-men-tuh-ree, -tree
Phonetic Transcription : ˌru dəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri


Definition of rudimentary

Origin :
  • 1827; see rudiment + -ary. Earlier was rudimental (1590s).
  • adj basic, fundamental
Example sentences :
  • The choice of the bride and the nuptial ceremonies are most rudimentary.
  • Extract from : « The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ » by Nicolas Notovitch
  • It is systematically to maintain a rudimentary phase of growth.
  • Extract from : « The Child and the Curriculum » by John Dewey
  • The Egyptians had the water-wheel and the rudimentary blast-furnace.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
  • After all, these are forms, the most rudimentary forms, of the scientific spirit.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Study of History » by Charles V. Langlois
  • Certain of them are, however, content with a rudimentary cavern.
  • Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay
  • At this point we can take up the first rudimentary beginnings of Greek art.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • In point of fact architecture was still in a rudimentary stage.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • In some other genera they are present, but in a rudimentary condition.
  • Extract from : « On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection » by Charles Darwin
  • To poetry, even in its most rudimentary forms, they do not seem to have attained.
  • Extract from : « Impressions of South Africa » by James Bryce
  • In these the sporangia are large and the ring (r) rudimentary.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany » by Douglas Houghton Campbell

Synonyms for rudimentary

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