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Detailed Synonyms for fundamental in English

fundamental:

fundamental adj

  1. fundamental
    – serving as an essential component 1
    essential
    – absolutely necessary; vitally necessary 1
    • essential adj
      • essential tools and materials1
      • funds essential to the completion of the project1
    crucial
    – of the greatest importance 1
    fundamental; central
    – serving as an essential component 1
    • fundamental adj
      • an example that was fundamental to the argument1
      • computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure1
    • central adj
      • the central cause of the problem1
    vital
    – urgently needed; absolutely necessary 1
    • vital adj
      • vital for a healthy society1
      • of vital interest1
    material
    – directly relevant to a matter especially a law case 1
    • material adj
      • his support made a material difference1
      • evidence material to the issue at hand1
      • facts likely to influence the judgment are called material facts1
      • a material witness1
  2. fundamental
    – serving as an essential component 1
    key; fundamental; cardinal; central; primal
    – serving as an essential component 1
    • key adj
    • fundamental adj
      • an example that was fundamental to the argument1
      • computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure1
    • cardinal adj
      • a cardinal rule1
    • central adj
      • the central cause of the problem1
    • primal adj
  3. fundamental
  4. fundamental
  5. fundamental
    – being or involving basic facts or principles 1
    fundamental; underlying; rudimentary
    – being or involving basic facts or principles 1
    • fundamental adj
      • the fundamental laws of the universe1
      • a fundamental incomatibility between them1
    • underlying adj
      • underlying principles1
    • rudimentary adj
      • these rudimentary truths1
  6. fundamental
    – far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something 1
    profound; fundamental
    – far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something 1
    • profound adj
      • profound social changes1
    • fundamental adj
      • the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred1
      • the book underwent fundamental changes1
      • committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance1

fundamental [the ~] nomen

  1. the fundamental
    the fundamental
  2. the fundamental
    – the lowest tone of a harmonic series 1
    the fundamental; the first harmonic; the fundamental frequency
    – the lowest tone of a harmonic series 1
  3. the fundamental
    – any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business 1
    the fundamental
    – any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business 1
    • fundamental [the ~] nomen
      • fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure1

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Related Definitions for "fundamental":

  1. serving as an essential component1
    • an example that was fundamental to the argument1
    • computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure1
  2. being or involving basic facts or principles1
    • the fundamental laws of the universe1
    • a fundamental incomatibility between them1
  3. far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something1
    • the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred1
    • the book underwent fundamental changes1
    • committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance1
  4. the lowest tone of a harmonic series1
  5. any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business1
    • fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure1

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