Synonyms of principally

principally

adverb

as in chiefly

for the most part

the tourists were principally concerned with the quantity of the food, and only secondarily with the quality

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chiefly
• mainly
• primarily
• mostly
• largely
• predominantly
• generally
• basically
• substantially
• partly
• normally
• usually
• typically
• in general
• commonly
• most
• on the whole
• partially
• altogether
• practically
• by and large
• overall
• broadly
• virtually
• nearly
• frequently
• approximately
• ordinarily
• somewhat
• roughly
• rather
• more or less
• some
• much
• next to
• about
• well-nigh
• plus or minus
• nigh
• near
• incompletely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• entirely
• wholly
• fully
• completely
• perfectly
• totally
• thoroughly
• just
• scarcely
• hardly
• barely
• absolutely
• minimally
• marginally
• categorically
• unqualifiedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of principally

Oppenheimer’s note was principally focused, fitting for a global strategist, on how equity returns will be reshaped in a new regime. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026

The laser targeted one of three ground stations, principally NASA's White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Table Mountain Facility in California, with a third, experimental ground station at the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 June 2026

But it is being facilitated by doctors and specialized pharmacies that are principally regulated at the state level, legal experts say, as well as unregulated sources that operate outside the typical guardrails designed to assure drug quality. — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 8 June 2026

This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Their programs were not principally drill-and-kill exercises, but extended to mathematics, English composition, geography, history, and music — piano, violin, and choral programs. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

The overwhelming majority of NFL teams are principally owned and run by white men. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 2026

The conflict has resulted in as many as 9,000 deaths and more than 40,000 injuries, principally in Iran but also in Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026

The biggest beneficiaries of Gulf defense spending in recent years have been Western allies, principally the US. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026