Synonyms for primary

Similarity of adj primary

5 senses of primary

Sense 1:

primary (vs. secondary)
capitaldirectfirsthandfirst-stringoriginalparticular, special

Also See: essential#2; first#1; original#3

Sense 2:

primary
underived (vs. derived)

Sense 3:

chief(prenominal), main(prenominal), primary(prenominal), principal(prenominal), master(prenominal)
important (vs. unimportant), of import

Sense 4:

elementary, elemental, primary
basic (vs. incidental)

Sense 5:

basal, primary
essential (vs. inessential)