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Synonyms for primal

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective · Reason line included

The senseadjectiveTier 3, Ridgeline

having existed from the beginning

Primal eras before the appearance of life on earth.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

primordial

Same sentence, swapped: Primordial eras before the appearance of life on earth.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for primal as it is used in the sentence above.

cardinal
inherited
organic

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