primeval

primeval

adjective

Definition of PRIMEVAL

relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period <primeval forests slowly disappearing as the climate changed>

Synonyms ancient, primal, primeval, primitive, primordial

Related Words budding, embryonic, germinal, infant; aged, age-old, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, dateless, hoary, old, prehistoric (also prehistorical); obsolete, outmoded, out-of-date, passé

Near Antonyms advanced, complex, developed, evolved, high, higher; full-blown, full-fledged, full-scale

Antonyms late