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. 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.

2. Rebeca Blanco-Grijalva:

   I am a third-grade teacher in an impoverished elementary school, my students are inquisitive, voracious readers who are craving to discover the newest adventure in their favorite book series.

3. Lorrene Ritchie:

   Only a few subgroups of fourth and fifth grade students at elementary schools with recess before lunch had higher intakes of fruits and vegetables – for most students the order made no difference.

4. Santiago Potes:

   I wish there were a larger national conversation about how important elementary school teachers specifically are.

5. Fire Marshal Doug Wilhelm:

   The area of origin was a Christmas tree, so we're not sure if it's because of electric or a dried up old Christmas Day tree, it is with unbearable sorrow that we share with you this Christmas morning the tragic news that the King family, in a house fire early today, lost their father [ Eric ] and two Richland Elementary School students.