SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
rudimentary
adjective
Basic or at an early stage of development.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Basic or early
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Usage distinction
Return to topRudimentary can describe essential basics or incomplete development. Vestigial describes a reduced remnant and need not represent an early developmental stage.
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See rudimentary in use
He had a rudimentary understanding of how the instrument worked.
New helpers received a rudimentary introduction to the booking system, covering only the basic steps they needed on the first day.
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