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Synonyms: Adjective
abecedarian, basal, basic, beginning, elementary, essential, fundamental, introductory, meat-and-potatoes, rudimental, rudimentary, underlying
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of elemental in a Sentence
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an elemental difference between the two Their elemental passion led to tragedy. the elemental power of the storm an elemental analysis of the solution
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Perhaps the clearest manifestation of the degradation is the most elemental: fire. — Washington Post, "Now begins the biggest challenge of the Amazon fires: Putting them out," 26 Aug. 2019 Katie Colpitts), the group has honed a potent repertoire of original songs that marry urgent political declarations with elemental beats. — Andrew Gilbert, SFChronicle.com, "Skip the Needle to brings its joyful funk metal to debut album release show," 24 June 2019 Once inside, the raw-concrete curves of the interwoven concentric walls, visible for the full two-story height of the building, embody an elemental energy providing the backdrop to the installations by Ralph Appelbaum Associates. — Julie V. Iovine., WSJ, "A Shrine to Honor Service," 24 Oct. 2018 The Stand tells the story of a plague that wipes out 99 percent of the population with the survivors embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. — James Hibberd, EW.com, "The Stand TV series casts 4 actors, Stephen King to write new ending," 1 Aug. 2019 Her 2016 project Lemonade concerned an ultra-abstract, almost elemental story: sour turning sweet, lemons becoming lemonade. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Beyoncé Remixed the Meaning of The Lion King," 26 July 2019 This time around, trainees may test out tools such as handheld X-ray fluorescence spectrometers (to analyze the elemental composition of rocks) and flying drones (to help scout the terrain ahead of them). — Los Angeles Times, "How NASA’s Apollo program turned military test pilots into lunar geologists," 19 July 2019 Porter draws his central figures with different elemental touches. — Maya Phillips, The New Yorker, "“Lanny” Is a Dark, Wonderfully Tactile Reimagining of the Folktale," 18 July 2019 Latoya Hanson who was recruited to be the then duo’s elemental disc jockey. — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, "Salt-N-Pepa Sued By Former Band Mate DJ Spinderella," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'elemental.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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