Synonyms for primitive

noun

• a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
• a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
• a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms

adjective

• of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
• little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
• belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
• used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies