Synonyms of chiefly

chiefly

adverb

ˈchē-flē 

as in mainly

for the most part

our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mainly
• mostly
• primarily
• largely
• principally
• predominantly
• generally
• basically
• substantially
• partly
• usually
• in general
• normally
• typically
• commonly
• most
• on the whole
• partially
• altogether
• practically
• by and large
• broadly
• overall
• frequently
• virtually
• nearly
• approximately
• somewhat
• ordinarily
• roughly
• rather
• some
• more or less
• much
• next to
• well-nigh
• about
• nigh
• plus or minus
• near
• incompletely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• entirely
• wholly
• fully
• completely
• thoroughly
• perfectly
• totally
• just
• scarcely
• hardly
• barely
• absolutely
• minimally
• marginally
• unqualifiedly
• categorically

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chiefly

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the justice that may consist with wrong-doing. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Galland embellished his ghouls with new characteristics not found in the original Arabic, chiefly the macabre practice of digging up graves to feast on human flesh. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Throughout the twentieth century, these chiefly Latin and South American writers such as Allende and García Márquez, Pablo Neruda and Jorge Luis Borges employed magical realism in overt and subversive ways, playing with both reality and fantasy. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

The grocery and home delivery space faces stiff competition chiefly from Amazon and Walmart, which has pressured conventional grocers for years. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026