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primarily

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of primarily

1 in the beginning

the university was primarily an agricultural college when it was founded over two centuries ago

Synonyms of primarily

firstly, initially, originally

Words Related to primarily

Phrases Synonymous with primarily

at first, to start with

Near Antonyms of primarily

finally, lastly, ultimately

2 for the most part

ketchup is primarily made from tomatoes

Synonyms of primarily

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

Words Related to primarily

about, more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, some, virtually, well-nigh

approximately, broadly, plus or minus, roughly

commonly, frequently, normally, ordinarily, typically, usually

incompletely, partially, partly, rather, somewhat

Phrases Synonymous with primarily

in general, on the whole

Near Antonyms of primarily

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

barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely

absolutely, categorically, unqualifiedly

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detritus

miscellaneous remnants or debris