Antonyms for principal
ˈprɪn sə pəlprin·ci·pal

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1. principalnoun

   Synonyms:
   headmaster, headmistress

2. principaladjective

   Synonyms:
   client

3. principalnoun

   Primary; most important.

   A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest.

   Synonyms:
   chief, primary, main

4. principalnoun

   The chief executive and chief academic officer of a university or college.

   Synonyms:
   dean

5. principalnoun

   The primary participant in a crime.

   Synonyms:
   ringleader

6. principalnoun

   A partner or owner of a business.

   Synonyms:
   proprietor

7. principalnoun

   A diapason, a type of organ stop on a pipe organ.

   Synonyms:
   diapason

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. principal

   Antonyms:
   abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, coadjutor, colleague, companion, confederate, follower, helper, henchman, participator, partner, retainer

   Synonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, instigator, leader, opponent, opposer, rival

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. principal

   Antonyms:
   inferior, subordinate, secondary, supplemental, subject, auxiliary, minor

   Synonyms:
   highest, first, main, leading, chief, primary, foremost, pre-eminent, prominent

Matched Categories

1. • Actor
   • Capital
   • Criminal Law
   • Debt
   • Wrongdoer

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. principalnoun

   the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

   Synonyms:
   head teacher, head, lead, corpus, star, school principal, principal sum, dealer

2. principal, school principal, head teacher, headnoun

   the educator who has executive authority for a school

   "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

   Synonyms:
   mind, heading, promontory, psyche, school principal, nous, drumhead, headland, head teacher, head, question, point, top dog, lead, brain, dealer, star, headspring, foreland, pass, header, headway, read/write head, head word, chief, forefront, principal sum, capitulum, oral sex, fountainhead, caput, straits, corpus

3. star, principal, leadnoun

   an actor who plays a principal role

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

   Synonyms:
   hint, lead story, whiz, lead-in, wind, school principal, atomic number 82, head teacher, ace, head, confidential information, whizz, headliner, leading, tether, lead, hotshot, wiz, star topology, dealer, sensation, lede, steer, maven, genius, star, asterisk, virtuoso, mavin, wizard, jumper cable, jumper lead, booster cable, principal sum, adept, leash, superstar, pencil lead, trail, corpus, tip, champion, track, spark advance

4. principal, corpus, principal sumnoun

   capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

   Synonyms:
   head teacher, head, lead, corpus, star, school principal, principal sum, dealer

5. principalnoun

   (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

   Synonyms:
   head teacher, head, lead, corpus, star, school principal, principal sum, dealer

6. principal, dealeradjective

   the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

   Synonyms:
   trader, head teacher, head, lead, corpus, monger, star, school principal, bargainer, principal sum, dealer

7. 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:
   unimportant

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. principaladjective

   Synonyms:
   leading, chief, cardinal, paramount, main, foremost

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1. principal

   Synonyms:
   General practise principal

How to use principal in a sentence?

1. Adrian Gardner:

   London Metal Exchange's strange and sad, london Metal Exchange's not good for The LME or the metal industry. London Metal Exchange's not good for the principle of trading or for the principal of free market economics.

2. Antony Blinken:

   Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence -- that has failed, it has sought to assert the power of its military and its economy. We, of course, are seeing just the opposite, a military that is dramatically underperforming and an economy... as a result of sanctions that is in shambles.

3. Pedro Martinez:

   Some schools have enough staff reporting to work to return to in-person instruction as soon as Friday, January 7. Other schools have more limited capacity, and may provide learning packets and other materials for students to use during this illegal work stoppage. Your school's principal will be reaching out to your individual school community regarding what level of instruction they can provide your family.

4. Megan Pohlmeier -RRB- Kautz:

   But at the time, we were trying to get around 250 graduates lined up alphabetically and have the graduation start at exactly 2 p.m., at a certain point, I think, in all of the discussion that occurred, the principal was just saying, ‘Get the sash off and get in the graduation line or don’t go through the graduation ceremony.’.

5. Grigas Richman:

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