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primal

/ˈpɹaɪməl/adjective2 syllables

Primal means: serving as an essential component.

Synonyms for primal12

adjective, as in serving as an essential component

cardinal, central, fundamental, key, important, of import

adjective, as in having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state

aboriginal, primeval, primaeval, primordial, early

also used for primal

primary

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What does primal mean?2

adjective

1

serving as an essential component“a cardinal rule”

2

having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state“aboriginal forests”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Primal in a sentence

  • Appetite is one of humankind's three primal needs, alongside sleep and sexual desire.tsp_2
  • There's a certain primal joy in building a fire.shekitten
  • Some politicians try to evoke the primal fear of everything foreign.Miktsoanit
  • Like the colour blue, stoats are one of the things that appeal to me on a primal level.Ooneykcall
  • Justice moved my high maker; divine power made me, the supreme wisdom and the primal love.IdiomHunter
  • You awaken primal urges in me.shekitten

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