Synonyms:
- ab ovo,
- basal,
- basic,
- basilar,
- between the lines,
- bottom,
- cardinal,
- constituent,
- constitutive,
- covert,
- critical,
- crucial,
- cryptic,
- delitescent,
- dormant,
- elemental,
- elementary,
- esoteric,
- essential,
- foundational,
- fundamental,
- gut,
- hibernating,
- hidden,
- indispensable,
- latent,
- lurking,
- material,
- muffled,
- mystic,
- necessary,
- needful,
- obfuscated,
- obscured,
- occult,
- of the essence,
- original,
- possible,
- potential,
- primal,
- primary,
- primitive,
- radical,
- rudimentary,
- sleeping,
- submerged,
- substantial,
- substantive,
- under the surface,
- unmanifested,
- veiled,
- virtual,
- vital