nonfundamental
- adjective
- /nɒnˈfʌndəˌmɛntəl/
:
no fundamental
- Many aspects of the project are nonfundamental and can be adjusted without impacting its overall success.
Examples
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In it, the Court distinguished two kinds of rights: "fundamental," like speech, voting, and, later, certain personal rights; and "nonfundamental," like property rights and rights we exercise in "ordinary commercial relations." If a law implicated fundamental rights, the Court would apply "strict scrutiny" and the law would likely be found unconstitutional.
Academic text (2018) -
By contrast, if nonfundamental rights were at issue, the Court would apply the so-called rational basis test, which held that if there were some reason for the law, if you could conceive of one, the law would be upheld.
Academic text (2018) -
The nonfundamental changes in the policy were met with little resistance from the community.
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While the nonfundamental details were debated, the team focused on the critical areas of improvement.
Synonyms
300
1.6
More than is needed or wanted
54
1.9
Not worth attention or notice
29
7.7
Not important and not likely to make a difference
22
7.0
More than what is needed or useful
7
2.3
Not necessary or useful in a situation
1
7.3
Not solid or real and having little value
1
5.0
Not needed for the main purpose
Not important for the main result
Not important and does not affect the main point
Not solid, strong, or important
Not the main or most important thing
Not a basic food or thing people need every day
Antonyms
How Fundamental
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonfundamental = fundamental (transparent) = non + fundamental
Simple negation by the productive prefix 'non-' applied to the adjective 'fundamental', so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Nonfundamental is made of non- ('not') and fundamental ('foundation' or 'base'), so a helpful way to remember it is to think of something that is not part of the base. That's why we use nonfundamental for items or details that are not essential or necessary.