Definitions

primarily

[prahy-mair-uh-lee, -mer-, prahy-mer-uh-lee, -mer-uh-] / praɪˈmɛər ə li, -ˈmɛr-, ˈpraɪ mɛr ə li, -mər ə- /

ADVERB

generally; for the most part

Synonyms

STRONG

chiefly mainly principally

WEAK

above all basically especially essentially fundamentally generally largely mostly on the whole overall predominantly

Antonyms

WEAK

finally secondarily

ADVERB

in the beginning

Synonyms

WEAK

at first at the start first and foremost from the start in the first place initially originally primitively

Antonyms

WEAK

finally secondarily

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Ships like the Supply are owned by the Navy but primarily operated by civilian mariners.

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Storage capacity, primarily from batteries, is also growing rapidly and could help increase the share of power generated from renewables.

From Barron's

Sargeant once served as finance chairman of the Florida GOP and has been a regular political donor over the years, primarily to Republicans.

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Gas giants are enormous planets made primarily of hydrogen and helium.

From Science Daily

“Nexperia’s situation now primarily requires calm so that it can restore its internal relations, its production chain, and customer deliveries,” the court said.

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