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principally

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of principally

for the most part

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

Synonyms of principally

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

Words Related to principally

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 principally

in general, on the whole

Near Antonyms of principally

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

barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely

absolutely, categorically, unqualifiedly

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