mainly

Examples

• All

• World War One was mainly fought on the Western Front.

• In North America, it is found mainly in the West but also in the Northeast.

  Academic text (2011)

• So governments fund themselves mainly through the bond market.

• The protesters are mainly religious groups.

  Detroit Rock City (1999)

• Other teachers saw information literacy mainly as the ability to use a search engine effectively.

  Academic text (2011)

• The policy suggests that the portfolio focuses mainly on the partnership between the young person and their families.

  Academic text (2011)

• So Burt's Bees to me is mainly known for skin care.

  Tati

• In this way, the NHS is funded mainly by the taxpayer.

  Philosophy Tube

• China's GDP growth depends mainly on consumption growth.

  Patrick Boyle

• The committee's decisions are mainly based on scientific research.

Synonyms

M

mostly

vsmainly

∞ 1.0

For the most part

is a general description of the greater part rather than frequency detail

L

largely

vsmainly

551 2.4

For the most part

is the basic way to say the greater part or extent

P

primarily

vsmainly

386 2.4

To be mostly about one main thing

is a general marker for the greater part rather than cause

F

for the most part

vsmainly

247 3.2

It happens in most cases but not always

is a brief marker for the greater part without listing exceptions

P

predominantly

vsmainly

84 3.7

Mainly true in most cases

is a simple signal of the greater part, less about scale detail

B

by and large

vsmainly

79 3.4

To say that something is true in most cases

is the plain expression for the greater part without idiom

P

principally

vsmainly

29 4.0

Mostly or for the most part

is a broader label for the greater part, not just the chief element

C

chiefly

vsmainly

21 3.0

Mainly or for the most part

is a neutral statement about the greater part without strong emphasis

I

in the main

vsmainly

8 3.7

In most cases

is a concise indication of the greater part rather than typicality

M

majorly

vsmainly

• UK

1 6.7

For the most part

is the standard, neutral way to state the greater part

P

preponderantly

vsmainly

• Formal

1 7.7

Mainly in number, influence or importance

is a general marker for the greater part, not focused on weight

F

foremostly

vsmainly

• Archaic

1 6.7

Most of all, more important than other things

is about the greater part overall rather than highest importance

How Much

predominantly

84 3.7

mainly

421 1.0

partly

322 1.0

slightly

880 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology