primitive
Very simple and from an early time, without modern comforts.
primitive in a sentence
- The explorers slept in a primitive hut with no lights, no taps and a bare earth floor.
- The museum displayed primitive stone tools made long before anyone had metal or machines.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to primitive?
- Amodern
- Bbasic
- Cfancy
- Dadvanced
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B: basic. The other three mean the opposite of primitive.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to primitive?
- Aearly
- Bbasic
- Csimple
- Dmodern
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D: modern. The other three mean nearly the same as primitive.
Words that mean something similar
basic, simple, early
Words that mean the opposite
modern, advanced, fancy
More words about time & change
- procrastinate: To keep putting off something you should do now.
- prolong: To make something last longer.
- promote: To move someone up to a more important position.
- prompt: Quick and without delay.
- prosper: To do well and become successful or rich.
- punctual: Arriving or doing things exactly on time.
- reserve: To keep something back to use later, or to book it for someone.
- restore: To bring something back to how it was before.
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