Synonyms for chiefly
ˈtʃif lichief·ly

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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, mainly, in general, in the main, principally, in the first place

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1. chieflyadjective

   Synonyms:
   principally, eminently, mainly, especially, particularly, above all

2. chieflyadjective

   Synonyms:
   mostly, for the most part

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1. List of paraphrases for "chiefly":

   mainly, primarily, principally, mostly, essentially, predominantly, especially, largely, particularly

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1. Thomas Jefferson:

   I read no newspaper now but Ritchie's, and in that chiefly the advertisements, for they contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.

2. Mary Kirby:

   There are myriad concerns when looking at this design, chiefly whether or not passengers would be able to evacuate in 90 seconds.

3. Zelda Fitzgerald, 1922:

   [S]he refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn't boring.

4. James Leibold:

   One of the big concerns I have with this draft counter-terrorism bill is that the definition of terrorism is quite vague and open-ended and if we look at how Chinese officials and the media have used the terrorism tag in the past, it's chiefly applied to the Uyghurs as well as the Tibetans.

5. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky:

   I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge.