1. (adj)cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal serving as an essential component Synonyms: fundamental, primeval, primordial, key, profound, cardinal, underlying, central, rudimentary, aboriginal, primaeval, primal Antonyms: middle, unimportant, late
2. (adj)aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state Synonyms: fundamental, primordial, primeval, native, aboriginal, cardinal, central, primaeval, key, primal Antonyms: late, unimportant, middle
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'primal'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. primal Aboriginal (L. 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 a Synonyms: primeval, aboriginal, indigenous, patriarchal, primitive, ancient, native, primal, primordial, autochthonic, old, primary, pristine, immemorial, original, prime, uncreated Antonyms: adventitious, foreign, late, new, recent, exotic, fresh, modern, novel