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

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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

Kaneva said most of the crude passing through the strait was headed for Asia, principally China.

From Barron's

This is largely because more than 1,200 amendments have been tabled in the House of Lords, principally from opponents to the legislation.

From BBC

Ahmed, though, is facing growing domestic pressure to reduce the steep prices Ethiopians pay for imports, from food to fuel, which principally come via ports in Djibouti, Somalia, and Kenya.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

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