Synonyms for primarily
praɪˈmɛər ə li, -ˈmɛr-, ˈpraɪ mɛr ə li, -mər ə-pri·mar·i·ly

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1. chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the mainadverb

   for the most part

   "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

   Synonyms:
   generally, mainly, in general, in the main, chiefly, principally, in the first place

   Antonyms:
   secondarily

2. primarily, in the first placeadverb

   of primary import

   "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter"

   Synonyms:
   in the beginning, originally, mainly, to begin with, in the main, earlier, chiefly, principally, in the first place

   Antonyms:
   secondarily

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1. List of paraphrases for "primarily":

   mainly, principally, essentially, mostly, predominantly, chiefly, largely, especially, basically, foremost, particularly, fundamentally, firstly, first, main, predominately, notably, principalement, principal

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1. Kranthi Kumar:

   Soy milk has been on the market for decades, but there have been numerous reports which showed that people are moving away from soy milk primarily because of the taste.

2. Robin Dawson:

   It's possible that dense feathers were primarily selected for insulation, as body size decreased in theropod dinosaurs on the evolutionary pathway to modern birds, feathers could have then later been co-opted for sexual display or flying.

3. John Casaretti:

   There's a need for what we do. We should be primarily an anti-terrorism group that does a finite job of detecting terrorists and working with anti-terrorism, i see no value in an air marshal simply sitting in a seat and bouncing back and forth from coast to coast for no other reason than he has to do something.

4. Brian King:

   No form of tobacco — whether it’s combustible, incombustible or electronic — is safe for youth to use, and that is primarily because we know nicotine can have adverse health effects on the developing adolescent brain. It can lead to addiction. And it could also lead to sustained forms of tobacco use.

5. George Wittemyer:

   Their world is primarily olfactory, the sensitivity is recognized as being unparalleled.