Antonyms for chiefly
ˈtʃif lichief·ly

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1. chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the mainadverb

   for the most part

   "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

   Synonyms:
   primarily, generally, mainly, in general, in the main, principally, in the first place

How to use chiefly in a sentence?

1. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky:

   I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge.

2. Henry Fielding:

   It is not from nature, but from education and habits, that our wants are chiefly derived.

3. James Leibold:

   One of the big concerns I have with this draft counter-terrorism bill is that the definition of terrorism is quite vague and open-ended and if we look at how Chinese officials and the media have used the terrorism tag in the past, it's chiefly applied to the Uyghurs as well as the Tibetans.

4. Zelda Fitzgerald, 1922:

   [S]he refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn't boring.

5. Miguel de Cervantes:

   Our greatest foes, and whom we must chiefly combat, are within.

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