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

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

I knew both musicals principally from their film adaptations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The former would be principally against Qeshm Island, in concert with the United Arab Emirates, which has attacked Iran many times during the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Some are principally for Westminster or international bodies to deal with.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The traditional ceremony of the circumcision school was arranged principally for Justice — the rest of us, twenty-six in all, were there mainly to keep him company.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

principally

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