principally

adverb

Definition of principallynext
as in chiefly
for the most part the tourists were principally concerned with the quantity of the food, and only secondarily with the quality

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for principally
  1. chiefly
  2. mainly
  3. primarily
  4. mostly
  5. largely
  6. predominantly
Adverb
  • Brian Peck, adjunct assistant professor of international trade law at USC, recently told CBS News that the new administration could instead use tariffs chiefly as a tool for negotiating leverage in trade talks.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The effect was found chiefly in people prone to concentrate fluoride in their bones, such as those with kidney disease.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of chiefly
Adverb
  • From 2011 to 2019, incidence of colon cancer fell by about 1% annually, mainly among older adults.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • As a consequence, its pieces have so far been mainly available on its e-commerce, given its artisanal, handmade production.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of mainly
Adverb
  • The jobs, primarily servers, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers, pay between $14.17 and $23.01 an hour.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • On the field, the game is primarily fought on the ground at a time when up-tempo, pass-heavy offensive attacks are in vogue across college and professional football.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of primarily
Adverb
  • The trailer is mostly a montage of Los Angeles palm trees and lavish offices with men and women in stylish suits (obviously).
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The conmen target people mostly in their 20s, and reported locations for their illicit activity include Central Park, the World Trade Center, West Village, Wall Street, Chelsea, Hells Kitchen, Midtown, Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of mostly
Adverb
  • The food dye, which is largely banned in the European Union, has for years drawn the ire of advocates, public health groups and lawmakers due to scientific studies linking it to health issues.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • With the passage of time, the form in which surrealist cinema was presented changed, largely due to a lack of funding for the experimental nature of the films.
    Noor Anand Chawla, JSTOR Daily, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of largely
Adverb
  • Ice had predominantly turned into freezing rain by Saturday evening, but roads in eastern Iowa were still at least partially blanketed by ice or snow, the forecasters said.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The Turkestan Islamic Party is primarily comprised of Uyghurs, a Turkic-speaking and largely Muslim ethnic group hailing predominantly from the sprawling northwestern Chinese province of Xinjiang.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of predominantly
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