Chiefly, I want you to be more frank.
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Chiefly
Synonyms for "chiefly" (147 found)
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Closest matches (30)
Adverb(3 words)
a fortioriab initioab ovoaborigineaboveabove allall in allall the moreall things consideredalmost entirelyaltogetherapproximatelyas a ruleas a wholeas an approximationas per usualas things goas usualat firstat large
Adverb(1 words)
above all
Strong matches (44)
customarilydominantlyeffectuallyespeciallyessentiallyevenever sofirstfirst and foremostfirst of allfirst thingfirstlyfor all practical purposesfrom the beginninggenerallygenerally speakinghabituallyin chiefin generalin particular
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(2 words)
foremosthighest animal label
Adverb(2 words)
in the mainlargely german
Verb(1 words)
matters most
Determiner(2 words)
most animal tissuemost art movement
Related words (73)
Noun(16 words)
most chemistry homeworkmost conserved regionmost data copyingmost determiningmost essential datamost importantlymost management-team orientedmost of allmost policy movemost portuguese classmost state-levelmost substantiallymost third-estatemost three-digitmost written language developmentwhat mattered most
Determiner(15 words)
most combined energymost copyingmost criminal-codemost first-languagemost key-pointmost marine invertebratemost math worksheetsmost non greek lettermost number sensemost piano duetmost school communitymost water-systemmost watering canmost written-languagethe matter most
Adverb(6 words)
most oftenmostlynaturallynearlynever sono endnormallynormativelyon balanceon the wholeordinarilyoriginallyoverallpartparticularlypeculiarlypredominantlyprescriptivelyprevailinglyprimarily
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primoprincipallyregularlyroughlyroughly speakingroutinelyrulespeaking generallystill moresubstantiallyto be expectedusuallyvirtuallyyea
Adverb(2 words)
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More general
1 entriesadverb of degree
More specific
4 entriesdegree adverbsemphasis adverbsfocus adverbsmodal adverbs
Collocations
6 entrieschiefly becausechiefly bychiefly due tochiefly forchiefly inchiefly used
Inflections
2 entriesmore chieflymost chiefly
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The accident was caused chiefly by the unpredictable weather.
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The committee is composed chiefly of professors.
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This book is chiefly concerned with the effects of secondhand smoking.
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