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
Early prototypes were rudimentary, cobbled together from LEGO components.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
That’s a shame, and means that today’s S24 owners will need to update their devices the more rudimentary way, with a longer restart as part of the process.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In 2018, a team of French physicists developed a rudimentary mathematical model to describe the deformation of a common type of knit.
—Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
The plane’s landing assistance system, which used radio waves to measure the plane’s relative distance to the runway, had been improved so dramatically that it was being used as a rudimentary navigation device.
—Justin Ling, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
That’s a shame, and means that today’s S24 owners will need to update their devices the more rudimentary way, with a longer restart as part of the process.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In 2018, a team of French physicists developed a rudimentary mathematical model to describe the deformation of a common type of knit.
—Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
The plane’s landing assistance system, which used radio waves to measure the plane’s relative distance to the runway, had been improved so dramatically that it was being used as a rudimentary navigation device.
—Justin Ling, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rudimentary
Adjective
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Houde said these mammoth animals are a primitive group of proboscideans ('elephantoids') from which modern elephants evolved.—
Joseph J. Kolb,
Fox News,
18 July 2017
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Many are primitive and remote, and don’t have restrooms or water.—
OregonLive.com,
OregonLive.com,
12 July 2017
Adjective
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This period, a decade after the end of the Korean War, is often depicted—by my parents’ generation, who were children at the time, and later in books, film, and TV—as one of hunger and hardship, of basic survival.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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The emotional crisis of confidence: Trust has been eroded—not just in leaders, but even in basic systems and emergency services, like an assurance that your local fire hydrant will work.—
John Hope Bryant,
TIME,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But elementary students might catch a glimpse of the news coverage or hear classmates talking about it.—
Tamekia Reece,
Parents,
8 Jan. 2025
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Most of the whooping cough cases in the Boise School District have been in its elementary and high schools, Hollar said.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Her two other full-lengths, Happier Than Ever and Hit Me Hard and Soft, as well as her introductory EP Don’t Smile at Me, all continue to hold on as Americans buy and stream them constantly.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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That’s the part of Campbell’s introductory speech that everyone leaves out.—
Zak Keefer,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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The token's success could depend as much on sustaining community enthusiasm as on any fundamental factors.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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That was in full evidence at the Australian Open, with Jovic's heavy defeat to Rybakina and Joint's loss to Pegula, who explained that part of her late development was not caution or planning, but born out of a simple and fundamental fear that all tennis players experience no matter their age.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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