Definitions

principally

[prin-suh-puh-lee, -sip-lee] / ˈprɪn sə pə li, -sɪp li /

ADVERB

mainly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically chiefly first and foremost generally importantly largely mostly notably particularly predominantly

STRONG

primarily

WEAK

above all before anything else cardinally dominantly eminently especially essentially first of all for the most part fundamentally in the first place in the main materially peculiarly preeminently prevailingly prevalently substantially superlatively supremely to a great degree universally vitally

Antonyms

WEAK

secondarily trivially

Example Sentences

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Commodities analysts at JPMorgan bank said in a report released Monday that most of the oil passing through the strait was headed for Asia, principally China.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

This came after Patel’s team assured the press that he was principally in Milan for a variety of very important national security meetings.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

Our interactive graphic shows where the £1,000 a month rental zone has extended, principally from London.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

While principally known outside China for TikTok, ByteDance is a wide-ranging AI powerhouse in its home country, with a chatbot and tools for image and video generation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

principally

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