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

Example Sentences

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Snider and team point out, though, that recent strength has been driven principally by a 16% surge in earnings-per-share growth estimates.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Their programs were not principally drill-and-kill exercises, but extended to mathematics, English composition, geography, history, and music — piano, violin, and choral programs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

And U.S. agencies that handle border security, principally Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, have big budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Michael Kratsios, Director of Science and Technology Policy, wrote in an internal memo that the administration had new information indicating "foreign entities, principally based in China" were exploiting American firms.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

principally

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