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

Ready-to-wear Ready-to-wear, known in French as prêt-à-porter, differs from couture principally in that garments are designed to be produced repeatedly rather than for a single wearer. — Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026

One family had become an institution, while the other remained a collection of individuals connected principally by ownership. — Walid Chiniara, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Some support industrial policy but are uneasy about framing it principally around competition with China. — Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

Republicans have a few targets on the board still, principally in Michigan, but also New Hampshire and Minnesota. — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

Both the founders had worked at other New York galleries, Klein principally with Bertrand Delacroix and Massey at Mulherin and Pollard. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

At the beginning of this century, Andermatt was a quiet settlement in the Ursern Valley, known principally to committed skiers, mountaineers and the Swiss military. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

That shift carries potential implications for concussion and traumatic brain injury (TBI) research, which has relied principally on federal support, particularly from the Department of Defense and the National Institutes of Health. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026

The whole city ends up bearing the brunt of astronomical housing prices that, whatever their other causes, are principally downstream from a housing market that quite simply cannot keep up with demand. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026