Synonyms for main
meɪn, maɪn

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1. main, briny(noun)

   any very large body of (salt) water

   Synonyms:
   briny

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, mild

2. main(adj)

   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)(adj)

   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)(adj)

   (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)(adj)

   of force; of the greatest possible intensity

   "by main strength"

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, mild

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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

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

1. main(a.)

   Synonyms:
   chief, principal, leading, most important

2. main(n.)

   Synonyms:
   ocean, great sea

3. main(n.)

   Synonyms:
   continent, mainland

4. main(n.)

   Synonyms:
   main conduit, main pipe, main duct

5. main(n.)

   Synonyms:
   force, power, strength, might

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1. main(a)

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

2. main(n)

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

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1. List of paraphrases:

   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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How to use main in a sentence?

1. Paul Casey:

   Because it's bright blue, that's the main reason I put it in.

2. Barack Obama:

   The main message that I have is to wish you all the best in the coming days.

3. Ian Davies:

   If you invest early, I think you can adopt early, and for us, that is the main thing.

4. James Lewis:

   The main point here is to send a message to the Chinese, it lets them know that there's a cost to doing this, which is something they didn't have to think before.

5. John Kasich on Sunday:

   I have to do well enough there, and I think I will …. I'll catch fire. And if I catch fire, I think the sky is the limit. Poor showings in both or either of those first two primaries can doom a campaign. The next debate is being hosted by Fox Business and is on January 14. John Kasich on Sunday express optimism that he ’ll be in the main-stage debate and declined to comment on fellow GOP candidate Texas Sen. Rand Paul saying he wo n’t compete in the second-tier contest if demoted as a result of FOX Business criteria, which involves rankings in national, Iowa and New Hampshire polls.

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