primarily

primarily

adverb

Definition of PRIMARILY

1

in the beginning <the university was primarily an agricultural college when it was founded over two centuries ago>

Synonyms firstly, initially, primarily

Related Words incipiently; primitively

Near Antonyms finally, lastly, ultimately

2

for the most part <ketchup is primarily made from tomatoes>

Synonyms altogether, basically, by and large, generally, largely, mainly, mostly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally, substantially

Related Words about, more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, some, virtually, well-nigh; approximately, broadly, plus or minus, roughly; commonly, frequently, generally, normally, ordinarily, typically, usually; incompletely, partially, partly, rather, somewhat

Near Antonyms completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, thoroughly, totally, wholly; barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely; absolutely, categorically, unqualifiedly