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Synonyms for main

  • adjective

Most common

principal primary major central

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Principal — chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part

principal, primary, major, central, chief, first, important, master, prime, leading, prominent, essential, great, gurt UK, vital, head, grand, paramount, necessary, capital, cardinal

Other

main-line, independent, absolute, intense, deep, pure, pyore US, sheer

Antonyms

minor, back, subordinate

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.

Related words

Word family
mainful mainland mains mainsail mainspring
Phrases
main drag main course main street main clause main verb main page main diagonal main contractor

Example sentences

  • major They launched a series of major economic programs.
  • central I jog through Central Park every morning at 6 a.m.
  • primary Mixture of the three primary colors creates black.
  • principal The principal called the teachers into his office.
  • independent To stand on your own feet means to be independent.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
mainsteady
majorfalling
centralsteady
primarysteady
principalfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
head1, deep1, pure1, gurt
5 letters
first1, great1, major2, chief1, grand1, prime1, vital2, sheer1, pyore
6 letters
master2
7 letters
central2, leading2, capital3, primary3, intense2
8 letters
absolute3, cardinal3
9 letters
important3, necessary4, essential3, principal3, prominent3, paramount3
11 letters
independent4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (major2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
principal
Italiano
principale
Español
principal