Opposite of of or relating to the simplest, or most important, facts or theories of a subject
Opposite of not obvious, but detectable
Opposite of of the most basic kind, especially on a fundamental level
Opposite of essential, as an element, principle, or law
“When you have to do it in your head, you have to get really to the heart of the matter and try to eliminate the inessential details.”
Opposite of essential, innate or inherent to something
Opposite of most intimate or private
Opposite of in the lowest position or state
Opposite of naturally as part or consequence of something
“He castigates prize judges for giving the top awards to books for reasons extrinsic to literature.”
Opposite of kept to oneself and not publicly known
Opposite of existing but not yet developed or manifest
“Alarm at the possible effect on himself of her husband's strongly manifested anger would have checked any expression of her own resentment.”
Opposite of at the core or in its most fundamental nature
“The recent discipline of bioethics has developed principles of its own independent of medicine.”
Opposite of located below or lower down
“Tall palm trees with overhanging branches shaded the land.”
Opposite of being in the basic, or simplest, form
“You will need an advanced understanding of programming concepts to work on this complex task.”
(somewhat rare) Opposite of involving, or limited to, basic principles
“It may seem a little strange in a book on advanced robotics and control systems to have a section on issues such as ethics, philosophy, and morality.”
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