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chief part

NOUN
almost all
Synonyms
WEAK
main part nearly all
NOUN
lion's share
Synonyms
WEAK
advantage better part biggest share biggest slice of the cake body bulk gist main part mass meat most
NOUN
nitty-gritty
Synonyms
STRONG
basics core essence focus fundamentals gist heart kernel meat quintessence reality root soul substance
WEAK
bottom line brass tacks chief thing cold fact essential details essential part hard fact heart of the matter important matter meat and potatoes name of the game nuts and bolts the facts the name of the game
Antonyms
STRONG
exterior exteriority outside surface

Example Sentences

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General Timoshenko was widely credited with the chief part in the salvage.

From Time Magazine Archive

Softspoken, spade-whiskered Anton Lang first appeared in the Passion Play in 1878, read the prologue in 1930 and 1934, was succeeded in his chief part by Alois Lang, a woodcarver, no kin.

From Time Magazine Archive

He plays the chief part in the Volsungasaga, the Norse version of the German tale which Wagner’s operas have made familiar.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

But the chief part of the ceremony which took place in the precincts of the temple has never been described.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The chief part of it is a technical treatise on how to write poetry, but it also contains some prehistoric mythological material which is not in the Elder Edda.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton