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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Paltrow: She’s an amalgam of a few ideas, but principally Grace Kelly, who also had this amazing movie career and was this incredible star, and then walked away from it for marriage.

From Los Angeles Times

The interiority of the theme is difficult to render visually, but “La Grazia” is principally a story of Mariano’s quest for lightness.

From The Wall Street Journal

They said they are principally at the talks to help and support Zelensky, and back him where he seeks changes to the 28-point plan.

From The Wall Street Journal

In many Southern states, the workforce was principally composed of enslaved people, whose forced labor drove its immense agricultural output.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the research university has been indispensable for the technological foundations of U.S. wealth and power, its mission has to be understood principally in educational terms.

From The Wall Street Journal

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