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Synonyms & Antonyms of main
(Entry 1 of 2)
coming before all others in importance
- this is the main point of the study—everything else is secondary
Synonyms for main
- arch,
- big,
- capital,
- cardinal,
- central,
- chief,
- dominant,
- first,
- foremost,
- grand,
- great,
- greatest,
- highest,
- key,
- leading,
- master,
- number one
- (also No. 1),
- numero uno,
- overbearing,
- overmastering,
- overriding,
- paramount,
- predominant,
- preeminent,
- premier,
- primal,
- primary,
- principal,
- prior,
- sovereign
- (also sovran),
- supreme
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main
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of main (Entry 2 of 2)
1
muscular strength
- all their might and main could not budge the stalled car
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2
one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division
- islanders periodically traveled back to the main for supplies
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The first known use of main was before the 12th century
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