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coming before all others in importance this is the main point of the study—everything else is secondary Synonyms of main arch, big, capital, cardinal, central, chief, dominant, first, grand, great, greatest, highest, key, leading, foremost, master, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, principal, prior, sovereign (also sovran), supremeWords Related to main distinguished, eminent, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, prestigious, signal, star, stellar, superior; high-level, senior, top; important, influential, major, mighty, momentous, significant; incomparable, matchless, unequaled (or unequalled), unparalleled, unsurpassed; celebrated, famed, famous, renownedNear Antonyms of main inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, minor, negligible, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportant; collateral, inferior, secondary, subordinate, subsidiaryAntonyms of main last, least

1 muscular strength all their might and main could not budge the stalled car Synonyms of main beef, brawn, muscle, thewWords Related to main force, might, potency, power, puissance, sinew; energy, vigorNear Antonyms of main impotence, impotency, weakness; debilitation, debility, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity

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 Synonyms of main continent, landmass, mainlandWords Related to main subcontinent, supercontinentNear Antonyms of main island, isle, islet; atoll, barrier reef, cay, coral reef, key; cape, headland, peninsula, promontory

3 the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts the main of the tree is still healthy Synonyms of main brunt, bulk, chief, core, generality, heft [archaic], body, mass, staple, weightWords Related to main majority; aggregate, amount, entirety, quantum, sum, sum total, total, totality, whole; bottom, essence, essentiality, marrow, meat, nature, pith, quintessence, root, soul, stuff, substance; center, heart, hub, kernel, middle, nucleus, nut, seat; affair, argument, burden, crux, focus, gist, nub, pitch, point, purport; matter, motif, subject, text, theme, topicNear Antonyms of main accessory (also accessary), adjunct, appendage, extension, offshoot; component, constituent, element, ingredient; division, part, piece, section, segment; angle, aspect, facet, feature, quality, side