Synonyms for elementary
ˌɛl əˈmɛn tə ri, -triel·e·men·ta·ry

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1. elementary

   Synonyms:
   physical, material, natural, primary, rudimental, simple, inchoate, compo, constituent, ultimate

   Antonyms:
   immaterial, incorporeal, inpalpable, compound, collective, aggregate, developed, organized

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1. elementary, simple, uncomplicated, unproblematicadjective

   easy and not involved or complicated

   "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"

   Synonyms:
   uncomplicated, mere(a), simple(a), unproblematic, unsubdivided, dewy-eyed, round-eyed, elemental, bare(a), primary, dim-witted, childlike, simple-minded, unsophisticated, simple, wide-eyed

   Antonyms:
   incidental, difficult, incident, hard

2. elementaryadjective

   of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education

   "the elementary grades"; "elementary teachers"

   Synonyms:
   uncomplicated, elemental, simple, unproblematic, primary

   Antonyms:
   hard, incidental, difficult, incident

3. elementary, elemental, primaryadjective

   of or being the essential or basic part

   "an elementary need for love and nurturing"

   Synonyms:
   main(a), chief(a), simple, master(a), unproblematic, principal(a), elemental, primary, primary(a), basal, uncomplicated

   Antonyms:
   hard, difficult, incident, incidental

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1. elementaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   simple, uncompounded

2. elementaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   rudimentary, rudimental, primary

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1. elementaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   rudimental, elemental, constituent, primary, simple, uncompounded

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1. List of paraphrases for "elementary":

   elemental, primary, basic, élémentaire, fundamental, non-skilled, primaire, rudimentary

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1. Kim Chang-hwan:

   I remember picking up fliers praising Kim Il Sung from the playground and mountain near my home when I was in elementary school, and we were told to drop them at a police box and get pencils as a reward, it was sort of scary as we were taught that those things were very bad, but when I saw them again during my military service, I would just laugh it off.

2. Sergey Lavrov:

   As a result of NATO’s deliberate moves, we have practically no conditions for elementary diplomatic work and in response to NATO’s actions we suspend the work of our permanent mission to NATO, including the work of the chief military envoy, probably from Nov. 1. Or it may take several more days.

3. Fox News:

   There were no less than eight law enforcement agencies present in the hallway leading up to the breach of the door at Robb Elementary School, every briefing, he leaves out the number of his own officers and rangers that were on scene that day. He leaves out that during this time, every other classroom in the building was safely evacuated by Uvalde peace officers with the assistance of Border Patrol.

4. Kristen Graham:

   I am very blessed to have such an amazing family and also friends and people in my community that are like family, people I didn’t know, people that I haven’t spoken to since elementary school or high school were reaching out to me.

5. Ben Carson:

   I had a program at the hospital where I'd bring in 800 students at a time, frequently elementary students, and you would say, 'How are you going to be able to speak to 800 elementary students and keep them quiet?' You know what: By speaking softly. Because then they'd say, 'Oh, what's he saying?' And they would shut up.