Internal
Primitive
Primitive adjective - Belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development.
Internal and primitive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Internal" instead an adjective "Primitive".
Nearby Word: primitively
Both words in one sentence
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They mention a "strange internal skeleton", and suspect that our small heads made us "likely primitive, with little intelligence".
Source: Video Game / Splatoon -
One humorous way to demonstrate that a mechanical device is primitive, of amateurish construction, or simply underpowered is to have it propelled, not by internal combustion or electricity, but by Pocket Pet Power.
Source: Hamster-Wheel Power
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Primitive and Internal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/internal/primitive
Internal & Primitive. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/internal/primitive>.
Primitive or Internal. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/internal/primitive.
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