Definitions

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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Her concurrence reminds readers that the question of citizenship has never been principally about immigration.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

Although he is principally an assist machine, with 30 for the German champions this season, France will create so many chances that he could be a boot contender too.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

Instead he finds substance principally in novels that “correspond in quality to our deepest fears and guilts as projected in our dreams.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

I knew both musicals principally from their film adaptations.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Darcy took up a book; Miss Bingley did the same; and Mrs. Hurst, principally occupied in playing with her bracelets and rings, joined now and then in her brother’s conversation with Miss Bennet.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

principally

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