Synonyms and antonyms of Mainly in British Thesaurus

mainly (adverb)

used for talking about the largest or most important part of something

largely (adverb)

mainly

mostly (adverb)

used for emphasizing the main reason or purpose of something

primarily (adverb)

mainly

predominantly (adverb)

mainly, or mostly

principally (adverb)

mainly

chiefly (adverb)

mainly or mostly, but not completely

centrally (adverb)

formal mainly

in the main ()

mostly

mostly (adverb)

usually, most of the time, or in most situations

for the most part ()

used for saying that something is mainly true but not completely true

generally (adverb)

used for saying what is usually true or typical

in large measure/part ()

mainly

mainly (adverb)

in most cases

mostly (adverb)

used for saying what the largest part of something is like or consists of

mostly (adverb)

generally

to a large/great extent ()

mainly