Synonyms for main
meɪn, maɪnmain

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1. main

   Synonyms:
   bulk, majority, body, principal, trunk, chief, leading, most important, first

   Antonyms:
   portion, section, minority, branch, limb, tributary, member, subordinate, inferior

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1. main, brinynoun

   any very large body of (salt) water

   Synonyms:
   briny

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, mild

2. mainadjective

   a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

   Synonyms:
   briny

   Antonyms:
   mild, unimportant

3. chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a)adjective

   most important element

   "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"

   Antonyms:
   mild, unimportant

4. independent, main(a)adjective

   (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

   "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, mild

5. main(a)adjective

   of force; of the greatest possible intensity

   "by main strength"

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, mild

Matched Categories

1. • Body Of Water
   • Grammar
   • Hydrosphere

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. mainadjective

   Synonyms:
   chief, principal, leading, most important

2. mainnoun

   Synonyms:
   ocean, great sea

3. mainnoun

   Synonyms:
   continent, mainland

4. mainnoun

   Synonyms:
   main conduit, main pipe, main duct

5. mainnoun

   Synonyms:
   force, power, strength, might

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1. mainadjective

   Synonyms:
   principal, leading, chief, capital, cardinal, paramount, requisite, necessary, sheer, pure

2. mainnoun

   Synonyms:
   ocean, high sea, gross, bulk, majority, strength, power, might, force

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1. List of paraphrases for "main":

   principal, major, primary, key, senior, core, leading, mainly, chief, top, large, hand, basic, fundamental, essential, principale, central, parent, master, great, lead, prime, keynote, big, primarily, predominant, predicate, dominant, largest, foremost, salient, important, overriding, mainstream, greatest, principaux, significant, first, overarching

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1. Samantha Smith:

   We cannot allow the fossil fuel industry, whose products are the main cause of climate change, to take the limited funds intended for responding to the devastating impacts of climate change, renewable energy must be prioritized in the distribution of climate funding and fossil fuels excluded.

2. Raghuram Selvaraju:

   Ian's main concern is to get lower taxes for Pfizer through an inversion. He would rather be able to say he pulled this tax inversion off, and now I'm going to let Brent crack the whip and wield the axe.

3. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   The power of every dictator has two main sources: His psychopathic mind and the support of the very easily deceivable ignorant masses!

4. Isabelle Kocher:

   We supply gas to China from time to time, but it's not our main business here, our clients have more appetite for other technologies.

5. John Doorbar:

   This is the main limitation of current vaccines. They are unable to protect against all HPV types. However, some types are more important for cancers than others and the key ones that cause cancers, the vaccine has protected against.