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Synonyms & Antonyms of primary
- the primary concern for many house hunters is the asking price
Synonyms for primary
- arch,
- big,
- capital,
- cardinal,
- central,
- chief,
- dominant,
- first,
- foremost,
- grand,
- great,
- greatest,
- highest,
- key,
- leading,
- main,
- master,
- number one
- (also No. 1),
- numero uno,
- overbearing,
- overmastering,
- overriding,
- paramount,
- predominant,
- preeminent,
- premier,
- primal,
- principal,
- prior,
- sovereign
- (also sovran),
- supreme
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- a crop failure that was the primary cause of the famine
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- the movie's primary screenwriter
Synonyms for primary
Words Related to primary
- main,
- major,
- paramount,
- predominant,
- predominate,
- sovereign
- (also sovran)
Phrases Synonymous with primary
Near Antonyms for primary
- a few minutes of primary instruction in the use of our diving gear before we actually got into the water
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The first known use of primary was in the 15th century
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