Advanced and Elementary

Advanced

Advanced adjective - Being far along in development.

Elementary is an antonym for advanced.

Elementary

Elementary adjective - Of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject.
Usage example: students who do not have even an elementary knowledge of geography

Advanced is an antonym for elementary in topics: basic, simple.

Nearby Words: element, elemental, elementarily

Both words in one sentence

  • One example of how advanced the town is is the fact that its elementary school has its own website, which few real-life schools had at the time.
  • Inverted in Legend Of Korra fanfiction Strings as Tarrlok is over-qualified to be an elementary school teacher and trying to teach his students the advanced stuff, which goes over their heads.
  • Megamind. Megamind's intelligence is hyper-advanced compared to Earth standards, he's a genius inventor, and his hobby is creating grandiose revenge schemes against the kid who bullied him in elementary school.
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