FOUNDATIONAL Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word foundational. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word foundational. (close relations)

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	basic				adjectiveadj
	adjective • pertaining to or constituting a base or basis noun • (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant • a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use adjective satellite • reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality • serving as a base or starting point • of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
	elementary				adjectiveadj
	adjective • of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education adjective satellite • easy and not involved or complicated • of or being the essential or basic part
	essential				adjectiveadj
	adjective • basic and fundamental • being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc • defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established noun • anything indispensable adjective satellite • absolutely necessary; vitally necessary • of the greatest importance
	fundamental				adjectiveadj
	noun • any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business • the lowest tone of a harmonic series adjective satellite • serving as an essential component • being or involving basic facts or principles • far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
	initial				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • the first letter of a word (especially a person's name) adjective satellite • occurring at the beginning verb • mark with one's initials
	introductory				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • serving to open or begin • serving as a base or starting point • serving as an introduction or preface
	primary				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary noun • a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen • one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing • (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it • coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit adjective satellite • not derived from or reducible to something else; basic • most important element • of or being the essential or basic part
	underlying				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • in the nature of something though not readily apparent • located beneath or below • being or involving basic facts or principles

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