Word Information

Primitive

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
  • Words with Friends

Definitions for Primitive

noun
a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
Synonyms
primitive person
noun
a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
noun
a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
Examples
  1. `pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived
adjective
belonging to an early stage of technical development
Synonyms
crude rude
Examples
  1. characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
  2. the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man
  3. primitive movies of the 1890s
  4. primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
adjective
little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
Synonyms
archaic
Examples
  1. archaic forms of life
  2. primitive mammals
  3. the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe
adjective
used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies
Examples
  1. primitive societies
adjective
of or created by one without formal training
Synonyms
naive
Examples
  1. simple or naive in style
  2. primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking

Scrabble (16 points)

Words with Friends (19 points)

Unscramble "Primitive"

Words that start with these letters. Example: AB → Above

Words that end in these letters. Example: AB → Rehab

Words that contain letters in this order. Example: AB → Cable

Search for words of a specific length. Example: 5

Search