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Synonyms for mainly
ˈmeɪn limain·ly

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  1. mainly

    Synonyms:
    principally, largely, chiefly, primarily

    Antonyms:
    somewhat, partially, slightly, subordinately

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  1. 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

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  1. mainlyadjective

    Synonyms:
    chiefly, principally, in the main

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  1. mainlyadverb

    Synonyms:
    principally, chiefly, largely

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#373main
#638major
#1379especially
#1940particularly
#2006generally
#2831principal
#2913mostly
#3985primarily
#4284mainly
#5271basically
#5537largely
#6424essentially
#12671notably
#14599foremost
#15023predominantly
#16652fundamentally
#18393principally
#22734chiefly
#49567predominately

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  1. Xiao Shijun:

    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.

  2. John Lott:

    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.

  3. Felipe Borba:

    In Rio, there is a pattern. Political violence mainly involves organized crime, drug trafficking or paramilitary militia groups.

  4. Kim Forrest:

    The world was really, really happy with this mainly because we're all addicted to zero interest rates.

  5. 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.


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