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Synonyms for fundamental
Synonyms for fundamental: profound, underlying and tectonic. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 3 synonyms for fundamental
Interchangeable with fundamental, one per sense
Audited under fundamental's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one fundamental carries in that sense.
- profoundadjective, in the sense "far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something"
- underlyingadjective, in the sense "being or involving basic facts or principles"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name fundamental as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- tectonictectonic is an adjective in the sense "relating to a large-scale, structural shift"
two of these come from fundamental's own entries in the bank, and one was audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.
far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something
The book underwent fundamental changes.
The true synonym
profound
Same sentence, swapped: The book underwent profound changes.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- cardinal
- underlying
- elementary
being or involving basic facts or principles
The fundamental laws of the universe.
The true synonym
underlying
Same sentence, swapped: The underlying laws of the universe.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where fundamental stands in the sentence above.
- profound
- partial
- initiative
Where fundamental turns up in the game
fundamental is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where fundamental is the trap
- needfuladjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is needed, in the sense "necessary for relief or supply", and fundamental is one of the three tiles that lose.
- profoundadjective, Tier 5, Summit. The answer there is unfathomed, in the sense "situated at or extending to great depth", and fundamental is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play fundamental
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so fundamental reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. fundamental carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.