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Antonyms for prime
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English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. prime

    Aboriginal (Latin ab, from, origo, origin) signifies pertaining to the aborigines or earliest known inhabitants of a country in the widest sense, including not merely human beings but inferior animals and plants as well. Autochthonic (Greek autos, self, and chthōn, earth) signifies sprung from the earth, especially from the soil of one's native land. Primeval (Latin primum, first, and ævum, age), signifies strictly belonging to the first ages, earliest in time, but often only the earliest of which man knows or conceives, immemorial. Aboriginal, autochthonic, and primeval combine the meanings of ancient and original; aboriginal inhabitants, autochthonic races, primeval forests. Prime and primary may signify either first in time, or more frequently first in importance; primary has also the sense of elementary or preparatory; we speak of a prime minister, a primary school. Primal is chiefly poetic, in the sense of prime; as, the primal curse. Primordial is first in an order of succession or development; as, a primordial leaf. Primitive frequently signifies having the original characteristics of that which it represents, as well as standing first in time; as, the primitive church. Primitive also very frequently signifies having the original or early characteristics without remoteness in time. Primeval simplicity is the simplicity of the earliest ages; primitive simplicity may be found in retired villages now. Pristine is an elegant word, used almost exclusively in a good sense of that which is original and perhaps ancient; as, pristine purity, innocence, vigor. That which is both an original and natural product of a soil or country is said to be indigenous; that which is actually produced there is said to be native, though it may be of foreign extraction; humming-birds are indigenous to America; canaries may be native, but are not indigenous. Immemorial refers solely to time, independently of quality, denoting, in legal phrase, "that whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary;" as, an immemorial custom; an immemorial abuse. Compare OLD.

    Compare synonyms for NEW.

    Antonyms:
    adventitious, exotic, foreign, fresh, late, modern, new, novel, recent

    Synonyms:
    aboriginal, ancient, autochthonic, immemorial, indigenous, native, old, original, patriarchal, primal, primary, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, uncreated

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. primenoun

    Antonyms:
    decadence, wane, evening, refuse, winter, decay

    Synonyms:
    zenith, culmination, perfection, dawn, spring, cream, flower

  2. primeadjective

    Antonyms:
    inferior, impaired, waning, deteriorated, ordinary, second-rate, defective

    Synonyms:
    excellent, superexcellent, first-rate, perfect, consummate

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. prime, prime quantitynoun

    a number that has no factor but itself and 1

    Antonyms:
    last, immature, inferior

    Synonyms:
    bloom, peak, prime quantity, efflorescence, blossom, flower, heyday, flush, prime of life

  2. flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flushnoun

    the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

    Antonyms:
    last, immature, inferior

    Synonyms:
    skin rash, charge, anthesis, bloom, heyday, outpouring, efflorescence, blossom, rash, crown, visor, crest, florescence, inflorescence, peak, kick, elevation, point, flowering, vizor, meridian, blossoming, bloom of youth, apex, hot flash, boot, eyeshade, bill, prime of life, thrill, extremum, rosiness, blooming, salad days, rush, blush, acme, gush, roseola, pinnacle, flower, flush, prime quantity, top, superlative, bang, tiptop, vertex, summit, tip, height

  3. primenoun

    the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.

    Antonyms:
    inferior, immature, last

    Synonyms:
    bloom, peak, prime quantity, efflorescence, blossom, flower, heyday, flush, prime of life

  4. prime, prime of lifeadjective

    the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest

    Antonyms:
    last, inferior, immature

    Synonyms:
    bloom, peak, prime quantity, efflorescence, blossom, flower, heyday, flush, prime of life

  5. premier(a), prime(a)adjective

    first in rank or degree

    "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister"

    Antonyms:
    inferior, immature, last

  6. prime(a)adjective

    used of the first or originating agent

    "prime mover"

    Antonyms:
    last, inferior, immature

  7. choice, prime(a), prize, quality, selectadjective

    of superior grade

    "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

    Antonyms:
    last, inferior, immature

  8. primeadjective

    of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers

    "prime number"

    Antonyms:
    immature, last, inferior

    Synonyms:
    choice, select, premier(a), prize, quality, meridian, prime(a)

  9. prime, meridianverb

    being at the best stage of development

    "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning

    Antonyms:
    last, inferior, immature

    Synonyms:
    prime(a), premier(a), quality, choice, meridian, select, prize

  10. primeverb

    insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing

    "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"

    Antonyms:
    last, immature, inferior

    Synonyms:
    ground, undercoat

  11. prime, ground, undercoatverb

    cover with a primer; apply a primer to

    Antonyms:
    immature, inferior, last

    Synonyms:
    base, establish, strand, undercoat, run aground, found, anchor, ground

  12. primeverb

    fill with priming liquid

    "prime a car engine"

    Antonyms:
    inferior, last, immature

    Synonyms:
    ground, undercoat

How to use prime in a sentence?

  1. Wan Azizah:

    The crisis this country faces has encouraged the opposition parties to unite and more effectively fight UMNO and Barisan Nasional, we want to change the government and the institution of governance that is giving the prime minister ways and means to abuse it.

  2. Jacob Rees-Mogg:

    The queen, her majesty, had no discretion over this. There is no precedent for the queen refusing a request by her prime minister under these circumstances.

  3. Gunilla Fransson:

    Winning as prime contractor looks unlikely, but I still believe there are other opportunities.

  4. Arnaud Froger:

    After freeing the journalists who were in prison when Abiy Ahmed became prime minister in 2018, the Ethiopian authorities are now going into reverse.

  5. Alistair Wittet:

    Consumers are changing shopping habits. Instead of shopping in secondary locations they're shopping online but they're still valuing the super-prime flagship stores, that's the thinking behind the Inditex strategy - to close the secondary stores and enlarge and improve their flagship stores.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#27new
#126last
#548recent
#1188foreign
#1231late
#1444modern
#1604winter
#2085fresh
#2108prime
#2378evening
#3456novel
#4690ordinary
#6251exotic
#7367refuse
#9353impaired
#10134decay
#11273defective
#15200inferior
#22794immature
#29613waning
#31329deteriorated
#40780decadence
#52227wane
#113054adventitious

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