Synonyms of primary

1. primary, primary election, election: usage: a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
2. primary, primary feather, primary quill, flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather: usage: one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
3. primary, celestial body, heavenly body: usage: (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
4. primary coil, primary winding, primary, coil: usage: coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil"

1. primary (vs. secondary), capital, direct, firsthand, first-string, original, particular, special, essential, first, original: usage: of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
2. primary, underived (vs. derived): usage: not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; "a primary instinct"
3. chief(prenominal), main(prenominal), primary(prenominal), principal(prenominal), master(prenominal), important (vs. unimportant), of import: usage: most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
4. elementary, elemental, primary, basic (vs. incidental): usage: of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing"
5. basal, primary, essential (vs. inessential): usage: of primary importance