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Primal

First; primary; original; chief.

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Early 84% connected

Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Early 84% connected

Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Important 84% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Important 84% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Aboriginal 92% connected

First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Cardinal 92% connected

Of fundamental importance; preeminent; superior; chief; principal.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Central 92% connected

Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center; equidistant o…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fundamental 92% connected

Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementar…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Key 92% connected

An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to the mechanism of a particular lo…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Primeval 92% connected

Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Primordial 92% connected

First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as, primordial condition.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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