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

Back in those early days there was talk of Newcastle winning the Premier League in the next five to 10 years, principally from the mouth of Amanda Staveley, a 10 per cent minority partner of PIF who sold her stake and left Tyneside in July 2024. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Opposition is growing in the soccer world to a plan by the sport’s governing body, FIFA, to spin off its events, principally the World Cup, as a separate commercial entity and invite investors to take a stake in it. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 July 2026

The cast is principally composed of UC Irvine students, past and present, with a few guest artists in the mix. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Although some of these new institutions may adopt the name college, they won't be architected around classrooms and their business model won't be principally tuition-based. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

An inert helium atmosphere is not the same as our dynamic, chemically interactive air blanket made principally of nitrogen and oxygen, as well as methane, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and more. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 July 2026

The war within the Republican Party was not principally an ideological war, though. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Angelus’s soils are principally clay-limestone, while Carillon’s plots vary between clay, sand and limestone. — Lewis Chester, Robb Report, 11 July 2026

Important, too, is the fact that Fiascaris’ film also touches on some interesting issues, principally the increasingly dehumanizing side effects of social media. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026