Synonyms for mainly
ˈmeɪn limain·ly

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1. mainly

   Synonyms:
   principally, largely, chiefly, primarily

   Antonyms:
   somewhat, partially, slightly, subordinately

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1. chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the mainadverb

   for the most part

   "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

   Synonyms:
   primarily, generally, in general, in the main, chiefly, principally, in the first place

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1. mainlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   chiefly, principally, in the main

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1. mainlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   principally, chiefly, largely

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1. List of paraphrases for "mainly":

   primarily, principally, mostly, essentially, predominantly, chiefly, largely, especially, basically, main, particularly, major, fundamentally, principal, foremost, notably, predominately

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1. Ron DeSantis:

   We set up these centers this summer when we started to see the delta variant rear its head, and it worked. We were keeping tens of thousands of people out of the hospital, saved thousands of lives. No one disputes that, well, as that was happening in September, the federal government decided to seize control of the monoclonal antibodies and cut supplies to Florida and Texas, mainly.

2. Sean Keddy:

   Australia and New Zealand cruises are becoming more popular, i suspect this is mainly due to an increased interest from the local markets, but this does allow passengers from Europe and the U.S. more choice and competitive pricing.

3. Kim Forrest:

   The world was really, really happy with this mainly because we're all addicted to zero interest rates, it's free money.

4. John Lott:

   The explanation is simple: while you might take some guns away from criminals, if you primarily have law-abiding people obeying the ban, you mainly disarm law-abiding people and make it easier for criminals to commit crime.

5. Benjamin Dordoye:

   Working on kids, you know, that was mainly my main income. So right now I really don't have an income.