Chiefly
Simply
Simply adverb - For nothing other than.
Usage example: uninterested in food, she eats simply to keep alive
Chiefly and simply are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chiefly" instead an adverb "Simply".
Nearby Words: simple, simplistic
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Contray to the usual image such a weapon might invoke, she is not The Vamp, as she chiefly uses the ribbons to simply restrain her targets (though it could explain her Tragic Flaw of loneliness.)
Source: Weapon of Choice -
The new guidance counselor is a non-violent example who he simply doesn't know how to deal with, chiefly because she has only good intentions and just happens to have an uncanny tendency to ruin people's lives by her mere involvement.
Source: Manga / Angel Densetsu
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