Synonyms for primarily
praɪˈmɛər ə li, -ˈmɛr-, ˈpraɪ mɛr ə li, -mər ə-pri·mar·i·ly

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1. chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the mainadverb

   for the most part

   "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

   Synonyms:
   generally, mainly, in general, in the main, chiefly, principally, in the first place

   Antonyms:
   secondarily

2. primarily, in the first placeadverb

   of primary import

   "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter"

   Synonyms:
   in the beginning, originally, mainly, to begin with, in the main, earlier, chiefly, principally, in the first place

   Antonyms:
   secondarily

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1. List of paraphrases for "primarily":

   mainly, principally, essentially, mostly, predominantly, chiefly, largely, especially, basically, foremost, particularly, fundamentally, firstly, first, main, predominately, notably, principalement, principal

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1. Edward Whitaker:

   There are a lot of rich people in horse racing so the animals are often in very nice scenes which of course makes for great photographs, taking a photograph is simple really. It's about the background primarily and then you wait for the subject.

2. David Wilson:

   China slowdown concerns seem to be primarily among U.S. - and UK-based funds. Asian corporates appear to be amazingly unconcerned.

3. Jeremiah Lane:

   For 40 years of KKR's history, we primarily have relied on institutional capital to grow our business, in the individual market, we see a market that is 1) bigger and 2) growing faster.

4. Kevin Miller:

   The market is primarily focused on the potential trade war. However, the fundamentals are just too strong to be shaken by geopolitical events.

5. Sanam Hafeez:

   The author of this study … found that [the slowing of teen development]was primarily because of this cellphone and tablet engagement, being on social media; Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat etc., children don’t feel the need to leave their home.