Principally

Synonyms for "principally" (45 found)

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Closest matches (9)

chiefly mainly primarily ab ovo above all at bottom basically

Adverb(2 words)

all things considered altogether

Strong matches (14)

Adverb(2 words)

by and large chiefly

Adverb(1 words)

especially essentially even ever so first first and foremost first thing for the most part fundamentally generally in essence

Related words (22)

in main in the main indeed initially largely mostly no end on the whole originally overall part particularly peculiarly predominantly yea

Adverb(3 words)

in the main mainly primarily

Adverb(4 words)

mainly more often than not mostly usually

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Synonyms

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chiefly mainly primarily

derived from

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related to

2 entries

primary principal

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Jupiter is a planet principally composed of hydrogen and helium.

Source: tatoeba (1066968)

On looking over the bank-book I found that the low state of the balance was principally due to large cheques which have been made out during the last year to Mr. Cornelius.

Source: tatoeba (7483210)

Individual unconventional plays are usually discussed under the province in which the play is principally located.

Source: tatoeba (8130222)

Tatoeba does not exist solely or even principally for the purpose of your downstream project.

Source: tatoeba (8236730)

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