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primarily

/pɹaɪˈmɛɹ.əli/adverb4 syllables

Primarily means: for the most part.

Synonyms for primarily8

adverb, as in for the most part

chiefly, principally, mainly, in the main

adverb, as in of primary import

in the first place

also used for primarily

by and large, for the most part, above all

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Opposites of primarily

secondarily

What does primarily mean?2

adverb

1

for the most part“he is mainly interested in butterflies”

2

of primary import“this is primarily a question of economics”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with primarily?7

five syllables

necessarilytemporarilyvoluntarilyordinarilymomentarilymilitarily

6 syllables

extraordinarily
Show 40 near rhymes
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Primarily in a sentence

  • We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions.Scott
  • Transceivers are used primarily, but not exclusively, commercially.tinowls
  • She was very disgruntled, primarily because we had begun eating without her.sundown
  • Cue cards are used primarily on television to help the actors remember their lines.CN
  • This dictionary is primarily intended for high school students.CM
  • A happy life primarily consists of freedom from worry.Theocracy
  • This dictionary is intended primarily for secondary school pupils.sundown
  • They were primarily interested in the creation of the universe.GiggyMantis

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