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Synonyms for mainly
ˈmeɪn limain·ly
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
mainly
Synonyms:
principally, largely, chiefly, primarilyAntonyms:
somewhat, partially, slightly, subordinately
Princeton's WordNet
chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the mainadverb
for the most part
"he is mainly interested in butterflies"
Synonyms:
primarily, generally, in general, in the main, chiefly, principally, in the first place
Dictionary of English Synonymes
mainlyadjective
Synonyms:
chiefly, principally, in the main
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
mainlyadverb
Synonyms:
principally, chiefly, largely
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "mainly":
primarily, principally, mostly, essentially, predominantly, chiefly, largely, especially, basically, main, particularly, major, fundamentally, principal, foremost, notably, predominately
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#373 | main | |
#638 | major | |
#1379 | especially | |
#1940 | particularly | |
#2006 | generally | |
#2831 | principal | |
#2913 | mostly | |
#3985 | primarily | |
#4284 | mainly | |
#5271 | basically | |
#5537 | largely | |
#6424 | essentially | |
#12671 | notably | |
#14599 | foremost | |
#15023 | predominantly | |
#16652 | fundamentally | |
#18393 | principally | |
#22734 | chiefly | |
#49567 | predominately |
How to use mainly in a sentence?
The South China Sea ruling was expected, and is mainly a matter of face, the direct impact on the market is pretty limited, on the GDP data and other macro data, if it comes in weaker than expected, you might see some small adjustments in monetary policy.
The explanation is simple: while you might take some guns away from criminals, if you primarily have law-abiding people obeying the ban, you mainly disarm law-abiding people and make it easier for criminals to commit crime.
In Rio, there is a pattern. Political violence mainly involves organized crime, drug trafficking or paramilitary militia groups.
The world was really, really happy with this mainly because we're all addicted to zero interest rates.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
We are facing terrorism by individuals. This is not the terrorism of organizations, this is terrorism by individuals, sometimes with knives, incited mainly by social media.
Translations for mainly
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- غالبًاArabic
- галоўным чынамBelarusian
- principalmentCatalan, Valencian
- hauptsächlichGerman
- κυρίωςGreek
- ĉefe, precipeEsperanto
- principalmenteSpanish
- pääasiassa, pitkälti, pääasiallisesti, enimmäkseen, pääosin, suurimmaksi osaksi, lähinnä, etupäässäFinnish
- surtout, principalementFrench
- főlegHungarian
- principalmenteItalian
- おも, 主Japanese
- 주로Korean
- voornamelijkDutch
- główniePolish
- principalmentePortuguese
- îndeosebi, mai ales, mai cu seamăRomanian
- главным образом, в основномRussian
- huvudsakligenSwedish
- головним чиномUkrainian
- ledinoVolapük
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