Main

//meɪn//

Synonyms for "main" (189 found)

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Closest matches (38)

Adverb(3 words)
a bitabove a bitboots
Noun(1 words)
briny
Adjective(1 words)
chief

Strong matches (57)

Noun(2 words)
entréemain course
Adjective(1 words)
independent
Adjective(1 words)
largest

Related words (94)

Verb(1 words)
mainline
Noun(1 words)
mainsail
Adjective(3 words)
masterprimaryprincipal

Related word relations

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12 relation types

More general

5 entries

Antonyms

3 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

Related terms

5 entries

derived

110 entries

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distinct from

4 entries

etymologically related_to

1 entries

has context

8 entries

is a

3 entries

part of

2 entries

related to

121 entries

Showing 16 of 121 words.

similar

4 entries

Translations

132 translations across 63 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • κεφάλαιος adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Arabic

2 entries
  • رئيسي adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • رَئِيسِيّ adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Armenian

2 entries
  • գլխավոր adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Մայն name (river in southern Germany)

Asturian

1 entries
  • principal adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • əsas adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Bavarian German

1 entries
  • Moa name (river in southern Germany)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • асно́ўны adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • гало́ўны adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • гла́вен adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • осно́вен adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Майн name (river in southern Germany)
  • главна тръба noun (large pipe or cable)

Catalan

2 entries
  • principal adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Main name (river in southern Germany)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 主要 adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • 重要 adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • 首要 adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • 美茵河 name (river in southern Germany)

Czech

2 entries
  • hlavní adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Mohan name (river in southern Germany)

Danish

4 entries
  • generel adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • hoved adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • hovedsagelig adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • hoved noun (that which is chief or principal)

Dutch

4 entries
  • belangrijkste adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • hoofd adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • voornaamste adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • hoofd noun (that which is chief or principal)

East Franconian

1 entries
  • Mee name (river in southern Germany)

Eastern Mari

1 entries
  • тӱҥ adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • ĉefa adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Majno name (river in southern Germany)

Estonian

1 entries
  • pea adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Finnish

4 entries
  • pää adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • pääasiallinen adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • valta adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • iso noun (ellipsis of mainsail)

French

2 entries
  • principal adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Main name (river in southern Germany)

Galician

1 entries
  • principal adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Georgian

1 entries
  • მთავარი adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

German

4 entries
  • haupt adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • hauptsächlich adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Main name (river in southern Germany)
  • Hauptleitung noun (large pipe or cable)

Greek

2 entries
  • κύριος adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Μάιν name (river in southern Germany)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • עִיקָּרִי adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • ראשי adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Hindi

3 entries
  • प्रधान adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • प्रमुख adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • मुख्य adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • fő adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Majna name (river in southern Germany)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • aðal adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • paling penting adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • terutama adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Italian

2 entries
  • principale adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Meno name (river in southern Germany)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 主 adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • 主な adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • 主要な adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • マイン川 name (river in southern Germany)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ដើម adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • បំពង់ធំ noun (large pipe or cable)

Korean

2 entries
  • 주요하다 adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • 마인 강 name (river in southern Germany)

Lao

2 entries
  • ເມນ name (river in southern Germany)
  • ແມ່ນ້ຳເມນ name (river in southern Germany)

Latin

3 entries
  • principalis adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Moenis name (river in southern Germany)
  • Moenus name (river in southern Germany)

Lingala

1 entries
  • ya libosó adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • Mohan name (river in southern Germany)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • главен adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Malay

2 entries
  • tino adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • utama adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Manx

2 entries
  • ard-nheeagh adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • ard-phiob noun (large pipe or cable)

Marathi

1 entries
  • माइन name (river in southern Germany)

Māori

3 entries
  • matua adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • tino adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • matua noun (that which is chief or principal)

Norman

1 entries
  • prîncipal adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • hoved adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Old English

2 entries
  • hēafod adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • hēafodlīċ adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Polish

2 entries
  • główny adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Men name (river in southern Germany)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • principal adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Meno name (river in southern Germany)

Romanian

1 entries
  • principal adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Russian

3 entries
  • гла́вный adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • основно́й adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Майн name (river in southern Germany)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • glàvnī adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • гла̀внӣ adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Slovak

2 entries
  • hlavný adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Mohan name (river in southern Germany)

Slovene

1 entries
  • gláven adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Spanish

3 entries
  • principal adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • troncal adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • Meno name (river in southern Germany)

Swedish

4 entries
  • allmän adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • compounds with huvud adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • generell adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • huvudsaklig adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • pangunahin adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Telugu

2 entries
  • ప్రధానమైన adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • ముఖ్యమైన adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Thai

3 entries
  • หลัก adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • เมน name (river in southern Germany)
  • แม่น้ำเมน name (river in southern Germany)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • ལྟེ་བ adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Tigrinya

1 entries
  • መበገሲ adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Turkish

1 entries
  • ana adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Tày

1 entries
  • cải adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • головни́й adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • основни́й adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • chính adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)
  • chủ yếu adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

Volapük

1 entries
  • cifik adj (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.)

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What is the main purpose of your studying English?

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Hard work is the main element of success.

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Smokers are as aware as anybody else of the disadvantages of their hobby, but manage to live with that knowledge for two main reasons.

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The students noted the professor's main points.

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