Vocabulary
Fundamental
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
forming a necessary base or core; of central importance.
Urdu meaning
بنیادی، اصلی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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It raises a fundamental question: what have three back-toback IMF programmes since 2019 delivered in terms of resilient economic security?
Dawn Editorials —
Economy on a cliff edge
— 2026-04-25
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Although, in the post-Cold War era, non-alignment has been replaced with the principles of multi-alignment and strategic autonomy, New Delhi`s fundamental political behaviour remains unchanged.
Dawn Editorials —
Choosing not to be a peace-broker
— 2026-04-18
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`Walking is man`s best medicine.` Hippocrates MORE than two millennia ago, the father of modern medicine recognised something fundamental about human health: our bodies are designed to move.
Dawn Editorials —
Sitting disease
— 2026-04-17
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Anthropologists have compared the development of human populations and have found that nutrition has a profound influence on fundamental aspects of the physical and cognitive development of humans.
Dawn Editorials —
Butterfly effect
— 2026-04-16
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Moncrieff`s challenge is more fundamental.
Dawn Editorials —
Myth of the chemical cure
— 2026-04-11
Synonyms
basic, foundational, rudimentary, elemental, elementary, underlying, basal
Antonyms
secondary, unimportant
Curator example
“the protection of fundamental human rights”
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