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predominantly

ADVERB
chiefly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
especially essentially largely mostly principally
STRONG
mainly primarily
WEAK
above all in general in the first place in the main on the whole overall usually
Antonyms
WEAK
unimportantly
ADVERB
generally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
broadly commonly customarily largely mostly normally ordinarily publicly roughly typically universally usually widely
WEAK
about all in all almost always altogether approximately as a rule by and large chiefly conventionally en masse extensively for the most part habitually on average on the whole overall popularly practically primarily principally regularly roundly thereabouts
Antonyms
STRONGEST
rarely sometimes unusually
WEAK
exactly particularly seldom specifically
ADVERB
largely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
broadly chiefly generally mostly principally widely
WEAK
abundantly as a rule by and large commodiously comprehensively considerably copiously expansively extensively extravagantly generously grandly immoderately imposingly in a big way in a grand manner lavishly liberally magnificently mainly on a large scale overall primarily prodigally prodigiously voluminously
ADVERB
mainly
Synonyms
STRONG
chiefly primarily principally
WEAK
above all essentially first and foremost generally in general in the main largely most of all mostly on the whole overall substantially to the greatest extent usually
Antonyms
STRONG
secondarily
ADVERB
mostly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chiefly essentially frequently largely often particularly principally regularly usually
WEAK
above all almost entirely as a rule customarily for the most part in many instances many times most often on the whole overall primarily
Antonyms
STRONGEST
infrequently rarely seldom
ADVERB
overall
Synonyms
WEAK
all over chiefly everyplace everywhere generally speaking in the long run largely mainly mostly on the whole primarily principally throughout
Antonyms
WEAK
incomplete narrow
ADVERB
primarily
Synonyms
STRONG
chiefly mainly principally
WEAK
above all basically especially essentially fundamentally generally largely mostly on the whole overall
Antonyms
WEAK
finally secondarily
ADVERB
principally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
basically chiefly first and foremost generally importantly largely mostly notably particularly
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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The pontiff arrived in Algeria on Monday, marking the first visit by any pope to the predominantly Sunni Muslim country.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Hundreds of predominantly young Tisza supporters mingled in the crowd, with one telling AFP he came along to "bid goodbye" to Orban.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Though much of southern Lebanon is predominantly Shiite, Kfar Chouba and its neighbors comprise a pocket of Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim communities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

During the early morning hours on the last day of September, a spectacular raid unfolded in the predominantly African-American South Shore neighborhood.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The same day, the school board of Plano, a predominantly white suburb outside Dallas, announced that it was filing suit to seek an injunction preventing Carter from continuing in the playoffs the next night.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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