Definitions

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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However, even impressive performance might not convince Big Tech companies to rely predominantly on a single supplier, especially when they are facing questions about the scale of their spending.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

She and her sister Arianna, another high-ranking party member, were raised in a predominantly working-class neighborhood in Rome by a single mother who penned romance novels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Some recent examples include the critically panned Netflix take on “Persuasion” starring Dakota Johnson, and Hallmark’s 2024 “Sense & Sensibility,” which despite some buzz for its predominantly Black cast, failed to find an audience.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

Businesses along one street in Phillips, a predominantly Hispanic neighbourhood in south Minneapolis, were hit particularly hard.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

The Inkatha was predominantly Zulu, very militant and very nationalistic.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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