All foundational antonyms
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F f adjective foundational
adj foundational
- nonessential — not essential; not necessary: Nonessential use of gasoline was forbidden during the war.
- highest — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- top — Technical/Office Protocol
- unnecessary — not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
- secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- additional — Additional things are extra things apart from the ones already present.
- advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
- abstruse — You can describe something as abstruse if you find it difficult to understand, especially when you think it could be explained more simply.
- complicated — If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- intricate — having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved: an intricate maze.
- complex — Something that is complex has many different parts, and is therefore often difficult to understand.
- compound — A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose.
- difficult — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- involved — very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
- lesser — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- least — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- inessential — not essential; not necessary; nonessential.
- needless — unnecessary; not needed or wanted: a needless waste of food.
- learned — having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
- auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
- subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- accessory — Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
- worst — in ill health; sick: He felt badly.
- latest — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- supplemental — supplementary.
- inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- second-rate — of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second-rate poet.
- final — pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time: the final meeting of the year.
- unnatural — contrary to the laws or course of nature.
- superficial — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.