/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of rudiments Find synonyms for: Noun1. basics, rudiments, factusage: a statement of fundamental facts or principlesNoun1. basics, rudiments, factusage: the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"2. rudiment, first rudiment, first principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs, fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrockusage: the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: penurious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language