Synonyms for main
meɪn, maɪnmain

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1. main

   Synonyms:
   bulk, majority, body, principal, trunk, chief, leading, most important, first

   Antonyms:
   portion, section, minority, branch, limb, tributary, member, subordinate, inferior

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1. main, brinynoun

   any very large body of (salt) water

   Synonyms:
   briny

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, mild

2. mainadjective

   a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

   Synonyms:
   briny

   Antonyms:
   mild, unimportant

3. chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a)adjective

   most important element

   "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"

   Antonyms:
   mild, unimportant

4. independent, main(a)adjective

   (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

   "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, mild

5. main(a)adjective

   of force; of the greatest possible intensity

   "by main strength"

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, mild

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1. • Body Of Water
   • Grammar
   • Hydrosphere

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1. mainadjective

   Synonyms:
   chief, principal, leading, most important

2. mainnoun

   Synonyms:
   ocean, great sea

3. mainnoun

   Synonyms:
   continent, mainland

4. mainnoun

   Synonyms:
   main conduit, main pipe, main duct

5. mainnoun

   Synonyms:
   force, power, strength, might

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1. mainadjective

   Synonyms:
   principal, leading, chief, capital, cardinal, paramount, requisite, necessary, sheer, pure

2. mainnoun

   Synonyms:
   ocean, high sea, gross, bulk, majority, strength, power, might, force

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1. List of paraphrases for "main":

   principal, major, primary, key, senior, core, leading, mainly, chief, top, large, hand, basic, fundamental, essential, principale, central, parent, master, great, lead, prime, keynote, big, primarily, predominant, predicate, dominant, largest, foremost, salient, important, overriding, mainstream, greatest, principaux, significant, first, overarching

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1. Emily Martorano:

   Instead of using cheese as the main source of nutrients, it really is a side, if we're pairing that cheese with something else -- a vegetable, a whole grain -- that's what's going to make it more of a satisfying, filling meal.

2. Matt Fabian:

   The mayor doesn't have flexibility to raise revenue after this tax increase, this tax increase will be the mayor’s main shot in raising revenue.

3. Carrie Koller Waller:

   My main concern was they suspended him so quickly before getting all the facts, but I’m happy with how the principal reacted.

4. Yang Dajun:

   On Nasdaq, the main investors for biotech stocks are mainly U.S. funds, but, in Hong Kong, we can better tap Chinese and Asian investors as we are closer to them.

5. Jeffrey Howard:

   One of the main messages, I think, from this is really that there’s a much bigger societal problem facing pregnant women and new mothers who are in that postpartum period where, you know, that’s a very stressful time of life. What this points to is that there’s particular vulnerability in this population to some of these other social factors.