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Synonyms for principal
ˈprɪn sə pəlprin·ci·pal
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Wiktionary
principalnoun
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headmaster, headmistressprincipaladjective
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clientprincipalnoun
Primary; most important.
A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest.
principalnoun
The chief executive and chief academic officer of a university or college.
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deanprincipalnoun
The primary participant in a crime.
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ringleaderprincipalnoun
A partner or owner of a business.
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proprietorprincipalnoun
A diapason, a type of organ stop on a pipe organ.
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diapason
English Synonyms and Antonyms
principal
Synonyms:
adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, instigator, leader, opponent, opposer, rivalAntonyms:
abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, coadjutor, colleague, companion, confederate, follower, helper, henchman, participator, partner, retainer
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Princeton's WordNet
principalnoun
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
Synonyms:
head teacher, head, lead, corpus, star, school principal, principal sum, dealerAntonyms:
unimportantprincipal, school principal, head teacher, headnoun
the educator who has executive authority for a school
"she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
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mind, heading, promontory, psyche, school principal, nous, drumhead, headland, head teacher, head, question, point, top dog, lead, brain, dealer, star, headspring, foreland, pass, header, headway, read/write head, head word, chief, forefront, principal sum, capitulum, oral sex, fountainhead, caput, straits, corpusAntonyms:
unimportantstar, principal, leadnoun
an actor who plays a principal role
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hint, lead story, whiz, lead-in, wind, school principal, atomic number 82, head teacher, ace, head, confidential information, whizz, headliner, leading, tether, lead, hotshot, wiz, star topology, dealer, sensation, lede, steer, maven, genius, star, asterisk, virtuoso, mavin, wizard, jumper cable, jumper lead, booster cable, principal sum, adept, leash, superstar, pencil lead, trail, corpus, tip, champion, track, spark advanceAntonyms:
unimportantprincipal, corpus, principal sumnoun
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
Synonyms:
head teacher, head, lead, corpus, star, school principal, principal sum, dealerAntonyms:
unimportantprincipalnoun
(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
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head teacher, head, lead, corpus, star, school principal, principal sum, dealerAntonyms:
unimportantprincipal, dealeradjective
the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
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trader, head teacher, head, lead, corpus, monger, star, school principal, bargainer, principal sum, dealerAntonyms:
unimportantchief(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:
unimportant
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
principalnoun
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chief, main, first, highest, supreme, leading, cardinal, most considerable, most importantprincipal
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n. chief, head, leader, chief actorprincipal
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master, head masterprincipal
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employer, constituentprincipal
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capital sum (placed at interest)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
principal
Synonyms:
General practise principal
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How to use principal in a sentence?
The White House certainly has that ability, but she's more than capable of handling that job, i would be shocked, because The White House's what principal deputies are in place for.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, …Journal, 1860:
The teaching of politics is that the Government, which was set for protection and comfort of all good citizens, becomes the principal obstruction and nuisance with which we have to contend… The cheat and bully and malefactor we meet everywhere is the Government.
The principal’s quote to me was ‘ we don’t have dead animals in school, ’ so, I asked her what they serve in the cafeteria ?
I am deeply relieved by Alan Gross’ safe return to the United States, and I support President Obama’s decision to change course on Cuba policy, while keeping the focus on our principal objective: supporting the aspirations of the Cuban people for freedom.
After I took office, I made clear that one of the principal achievements of this body -- the nuclear non-proliferation regime -- was endangered by Iran's violation of the NPT, on that basis, the (U.N.) Security Council tightened sanctions on the Iranian government, and many nations joined us to enforce them. Together, we showed that laws and agreements mean something.
Translations for principal
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- رئيسي, مدير, مديرةArabic
- প্রধান শিক্ষকBengali
- hlavníCzech
- rektorDanish
- Schulleiterin, Schulvorsteherin, hauptsächlich, Schuldirektor, Schulvorsteher, SchulleiterGerman
- kapitalo, lernejestro, precipaEsperanto
- principal de escuela, principal, jefe de estudios, director, director de escuelaSpanish
- rehtori, pää-, pääasiallinenFinnish
- principal, proviseure, directrice, proviseur, directeurFrench
- ard-venainshtyr, ard-ynseyder, bun-argid, ard-vainshtyr, ard-er-ynsee, ard-ven-ynseeManx
- מְנַהֶלֶת, מְנַהֵלHebrew
- főHungarian
- capitale, principale, presideItalian
- 主要な, 学校長, 校長Japanese
- atuarfiup pisortaa, atuarfiit pisortaatKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- 원금, 주요한, 교장, 校長, 학교 교장Korean
- kapitalasLithuanian
- tumuaki, aporeiMāori
- principaal, schoolhoofd, rector, voornaamsteDutch
- rektorNorwegian
- kapitał, podstawowy, głównyPolish
- diretor, principalPortuguese
- principal, directorRomanian
- ре́ктор, [[основной, главный, [[основно́й]] [[долг]], директри́са, дире́ктор, основнойRussian
- glávenSlovene
- kapitalbelopp, rektor, kapital, huvudsakligSwedish
- หลักThai
- asılTurkish
- 校長, chủ yếu, hiệu trưởng, chínhVietnamese
- 主要Chinese
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