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mainly

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mainly

for the most part

you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing

Synonyms of mainly

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

Words Related to mainly

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

Phrases Synonymous with mainly

in general, on the whole

Near Antonyms of mainly

completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, thoroughly, totally, wholly

barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely

absolutely, categorically, unqualifiedly

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