The principal severely reproved the students whenever they made a mess in the hallway.
Source: tatoeba (1978)
Principal
/ˈpɹɪnsɪpəl/
Synonyms for "principal" (454 found)
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Closest matches (91)
Noun(27 words)
headadministratoralphaamountbulk of samplescapitalcapitalicardincardinal termcentralcentral conceptcentral focuscentral governmentscentral officecentral principlecentral questionchiefchief characteristicchief factorchiefer
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a per seacademic deanaceadministrationadministratorall-absorbingarchassetassetsbackingbannerbasicbassoonblock flutebombardbossbourdoncapitalcapital gains distributioncapital structure
Strong matches (136)
Determiner(2 words)
das erste wortfirst language writing assignment
Noun(25 words)
dealerdeansemployeressential questionfeature presentationfirst tierflagshipforemostfundamental forcegoverno centralhead teacherheadlineheadliningheadmastersheadmistressesjyaisthakey cluekey featureleadlead idea
deandean of mendean of womendiapasondirectordivadominantdoyendoyennedulcianaelectronics kingenglish hornequity capitalessentialexecutivefeature attractionfirstfirst tragedianfixed capitalfloating capital
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flute stopfocalforemostfoundation stopfourniturefrontfuglemanfundfundamentalgambagedecktgemshorngeniusgrandgreatharmonic fluteheadheadlinerheadmasterheadmistressheadmostheavy leadhegemonicheroheroinehighhigh priesthigher uphigher-uphighesthonchohybrid stopimportantimportant personinvestmentjeune premierkeykingkingfishkingpinkoppel flutelarigotlaureateleadleaderleadingleading ladyleading lightleading manluminarymagisterialmaidenmain
Verb(4 words)
Adjective(32 words)
dominant authoritydominant factordominant sharedominant signaldriving factorfoundational chemistryfoundational theoryfundamental biology conceptfundamental ecological principlesfundamental physics conceptsgeneral chemistry foundationgoverning authority guidelinesgoverning factorgrandgreat majoritygreatest partgreatest portionindependent eventskey argumentkey determinant
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key factkey tenetlargest partleading actorleading itemleading roleleading sourcemainmain academic subjectmain argumentmain armymain authority
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Adjective(50 words)
main coursemain gathering areasmain pointsmain programmain subjectmain subjectsmain systemmain thememain thrustmain thrustfulnessmajor cnidarian groupsmajor fieldmajor organ systemmajor political changemajor reformsmajor releasemajor sectormajor updatemajor waterwaymajor-related
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mastermiddlemostnuclearprimaryprimary causeprimary componentprimary criterionprimary diagnosis codeprimary diagnostic codeprimary factorprimary goalprimary indexprimary language for learningprimary languagesprimary principleprimary productionprimary purposeprimary responseprimary subjectprimary unitprimary workerprime categoryprimusrifestsalientsalient featuresenior diagnosticianstandard tasktop model organismtopmost level
Noun(53 words)
main drivermain featuremain headingmain ideamain partmain pointmainlinemainstaymajmajor changemajor ethnic groupmajor generalmajor requirementsmandatormore main pointmost essentialmost of themost partmost printmakingmost reasoning
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most significantmost studentsoverall ruleperson in chargeprimaryprimary classification criterionprimary elementprimary focusprimary governing factorprimary productivityprimary written historyprime odd numberprime pm's officeprimesprincipal sumprioritypriority concernspriority factorringleaderromanian capitalăruling partiessachemschool officialschool principalschoolmistressstaplestarsumthe greater parttonictop figuretop level domaintop result
majormanaging directormastermaster spiritmelodiamixturemoneymoneyed capitalmostmutation stopnazardnonpareiloboeoctaveorgan stopoutstandingoverridingoverrulingownerparagon
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paramountpersonagepiccolopivotalplein jeuposaunepredominantpreeminentpremierpreponderantpresidentprevailingprima ballerinaprima donnaprimalprimaryprimeprodigyprominentproprietorprotagonistprovostquintquintatenradicalrankranketrankingrectorreed stopregisterresourcesresponsiblerightrohr fluterulerrulingsalientseniorsesquialterashawmsingersovereignspitz flutestaplestarstarringstellarstopstopped diapasonstopped flutestrategicstring diapasonstring stopsubstantialsupereminentsuperintendentsuperiorsupermansuperstarsupervisorsupremethe greatestthe mosttiercetop dogtopflighttopmosttremolotrombonetrumpettwelfthunda marisuppermostventure capitalvibratovice-chancellorviolavirtuosovoix celestevox angelicavox humanaworking capital
Adverb(4 words)
more mainmost important factormost major partymost resultant
Determiner(15 words)
most art movementmost biological maintenancemost chemical-energymost ecological unitmost evident factormost genetic historymost governingmost mass-measurementmost math worksheetsmost oral historiansmost oral-history interviewsmost primemost repeating-patternmost state government electionsmost state-government reform
Verb(2 words)
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More general
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
More specific
11 entrieschief factorcontracting partyelementary principalemployerforemost considerationhigh school principalloan principalmain rolemortgage principalprimary causeprimary factor
Collocations
10 entriesinvestment principalloan principalprincipal aimprincipal amountprincipal factorprincipal ideaprincipal investigatorprincipal residenceprincipal roleschool principal
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
2 entriesimportantof import
Sample sentences
41 total sentences available.
The students gathered at the call of the principal.
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Mike visited Mr Ogaki, who is our principal.
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Mr Hunt is principal of our school.
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