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Synonyms for main
meɪn, maɪnmain

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. main

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

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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  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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How to use main in a sentence?

  1. Angeli Hoekstra:

    Security of supply and affordability will remain the main areas of focus for Africa now and in five years' time.

  2. Sam McAllister:

    The fact that my posts are massively engaged has paid off for me, my main concern right now is that the number of followers a user has now defaults to be the main metric.

  3. Jon Gottschalk:

    The main impact that we’re concerned with is the vegetation or potential crop losses, if it does come to fruition, because we do expect freezing temperatures to reach pretty far south.

  4. Maysa Talerd:

    I think this might become the main income for me in the future because toy stores are contacting me to do wholesale.

  5. Osman Pashayev:

    This is the main reason why he irritated this criminal terrorist group called the Russian Federation.


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