Noble savage, uncorrupted by the influences of civilization

Anarcho-primitivism, an anarchist critique of the origins and progress of civilization

Primitive culture, one that lacks major signs of economic development or modernity

Machine code, instructions and data directly understandable by a CPU

Primitive function or Antiderivative, F′ = f

Primitive type, datatypes provided by a programming language

Primitive Baptist, have an historical connection to an early 19th century controversy

Naïve art, created by untrained artists

Primitive polynomial, one of two concepts

Primitive communism, according to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

The Primitives, a British indie rock band

Primitive (geometry), the simplest kinds of figures in computer graphics

Primitive cell (crystallography)

Neo-primitivism, looks to early human history, folk art and non-Western or children's art for inspiration

Primitive is a subjective label used to imply that one thing is less "sophisticated" or less "advanced" than some other thing. Being a comparative word it is also relative in nature. Indigenous peoples and their beliefs and practices are sometimes described as "primitive", a usage that is seen as unhelpful and inaccurate by the vast majority of contemporary anthropologists and similar professionals. There are also various political or theoretical concepts regarding the primitive condition, or its advocation. Primitive communism postulates a pre-agrarian form of communism. Anarcho-primitivism advocates a return to a primitive condition. Luddites had a related philosophy.

Primitive (biology), characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution, cf. basal

Primitive (song), by Cyndi Lauper

Primitive (song), by The Groupies and covered by The Cramps

Primitive (album), by Soulfly

Primitive Radio Gods, an American alternative rock band