principally

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɪnsɪpəli/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɪnsəpəli, -sɪpli/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prinsə pə lē, -sip lē)



principally
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Sense: Adverb: mainly
Synonyms:
chiefly Collocations, mainly Collocations, essentially, particularly Collocations, fundamentally, predominantly, largely Collocations, first and foremost, first of all, mostly Collocations, in the main, for the most part, on the whole, by and large, in essence, notably Collocations, substantially, materially, eminently, to a great degree, in the first place, primarily Collocations, overall Collocations, prevailingly, dominantly, superlatively, generally Collocations, especially Collocations, peculiarly, supremely, importantly, basically Collocations, in large measure, prevalently, universally, above all, for the greatest part
Antonyms:
slightly Collocations, somewhat , barely Collocations, hardly Collocations, alternately, insignificantly, minorly, incidentally, broadly Collocations, lastly Collocations, secondarily, fairly Collocations, lightly, kind of, sort of, to a small extent, in some way


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