Minor and Primitive

Minor

Minor adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.

Primitive is an antonym for minor.

Nearby Words: minority, Minorite

Primitive

Primitive adjective - Belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development.

Minor is an antonym for primitive in ancient topic.

Nearby Word: primitively

Both words in one sentence

  • A number of potential predators appear, including the cave lion and primitive humans appear, but they serve minor roles.
  • Counter-Earth Non Sequitur has a minor character who is an alien from a counter-Earth called "Mars 3.5", where dinosaurs never went extinct and primates are primitive cave-dwellers.
    Source: Counter-Earth
  • Stargate SG-1 had a minor case with pathology in "The Broca Divide", the episode where SG-1 and -3 accidentally bring back a disease that causes humans to regress to a primitive mental state.
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