NONDERIVATIVE Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

nonderivative

adjective

Definition of nonderivative

as in fundamental

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Adjective

Meantime, earnings forecasts have soared, largely but not exclusively on the back of the AI-equipment bottleneck, providing plenty of fundamental cover for the tape.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026
All of these detention facilities have in common a fundamental disregard for our health and well-being.

— Brady Tillett, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026

Definition of fundamental

Adjective

Attacks on ships — and the threat of them — virtually halted traffic in the waterway during the conflict, causing the price of oil to skyrocket and raising prices on many basic goods, including food, far beyond the region.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
If your bathroom has a basic flush mount, don’t be afraid to replace it with something more eye-catching, like a sputnik chandelier or a lantern pendant.

— Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 8 July 2026

Definition of basic

Adjective

All that to say, a glass of rye whiskey, one of the oldest drinks in America and the original base of many of our earliest cocktails like Manhattans and Old Fashioneds, is an easy way to honor the scrappy American spirit.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Here, the material can be charged earlier by light or another energy source, stored in the dark, and then used later to power a chemical reaction after the original energy input has been expended.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026

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