Latest and Primitive

Latest

Latest adjective - Following all others of the same kind in order or time.

Primitive is an antonym for latest.

Primitive

Primitive adjective - Belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development.
Usage example: primitive wooden tools were used before the Iron Age

Latest is an antonym for primitive.

Nearby Word: primitively

Both words in one sentence

  • Unlike the latest two, Cymbospondylus was one of the most basal ichthyosaurs known, being similar to a mosasaur, with only a hint of caudal fin and a very elongated body: it may have even been too primitive to be an ichthyosaur proper.
  • Technology has visibly advanced as the series as gone on; the first game was very much Bronze Age/prehistoria with some very primitive firearms, but the latest games feature widespread use of balloons and airships, as well as advanced mechanical contraptions like the Switch Axe.
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