elemental

Basic and deeply important, forming the simplest part of something.

• Food is an elemental need.
• The story explores elemental human fears.
• They disagreed over the most elemental principles.

Similar words: fundamental, basic

Common phrases: elemental needs, elemental truth, elemental fear

Connected with powerful natural forces, especially violent weather.

• The storm showed nature’s elemental power.
• They faced the elemental fury of the sea.
• The shelter protected us from elemental forces.

Common phrases: elemental forces, elemental fury, elemental power

Connected with earth, air, fire, and water as ancient ideas about what everything is made of.

• The four elemental symbols appear on the wall.
• She studied ancient beliefs about elemental powers.
• The game lets players use elemental magic.

Common phrases: elemental forces, elemental magic, elemental symbols

Powerful, sudden, and difficult to predict, like a force of nature.

• His anger had an elemental force.
• Her elemental energy filled the room.
• An elemental passion drove their struggle.

Similar words: untamed, uncontrollable

Common phrases: elemental rage, elemental energy, elemental passion

An imaginary creature or spirit made of, or linked to, fire, water, air, or earth.

• A fire elemental guarded the door.
• The wizard summoned an elemental.
• Water elementals rose from the lake.

Similar words: element spirit

Common phrases: fire elemental, water elemental, summon an elemental