Antonyms for primarily
praɪˈmɛər ə li, -ˈmɛr-, ˈpraɪ mɛr ə li, -mər ə-pri·mar·i·ly

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

   for the most part

   "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

   Antonyms:
   secondarily

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

2. primarily, in the first placeadverb

   of primary import

   "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter"

   Antonyms:
   secondarily

   Synonyms:
   in the beginning, originally, mainly, to begin with, in the main, earlier, chiefly, principally, in the first place

How to use primarily in a sentence?

1. Associated Press:

   I do a little bit of everything, but primarily I work on human interest stories and not a lot of spot news stories.

2. Julie Stralow:

   Salix is a leader in the gastrointestinal market, which is comprised primarily of small-to-mid-sized pharmaceutical competitors, typically Valeant thrives in niches that tend to be overlooked by larger pharmaceutical firms.

3. Marco Rubio:

   I primarily like classical music, particularly Baroque music.

4. John Keller:

   Threats against election workers have historically been handled primarily as a state or local matter, usually without significant federal involvement, this is changing rapidly in response to the surge in threats nationwide since the last election cycle. Justice Department is now supplementing state and local efforts with resources, national coordination, training and intelligence, as well as specially designated federal agents and prosecutors in every jurisdiction in the country.

5. Nikos Chatzopoulos:

   The theater's audience is loyal and growing, but that shouldn’t hide the fact that today's plays are made on very low budgets and many actors are unpaid, primarily the young ones.

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