Chiefly
Chiefly adverb - For the most part.
Usage example: our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies
Substantially and chiefly are semantically related in mainly topic. In some cases you can use "Substantially" instead an adverb "Chiefly", when it comes to topics like primarily.
Nearby Word: chief
Substantially
Substantially adverb - For the most part.
Usage example: the Little House books are substantially based on the memories of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Chiefly and substantially are semantically related in primarily topic. You can use "Chiefly" instead an adverb "Substantially", if it concerns topics such as mainly.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- largely and chiefly
- largely and substantially
- particularly and chiefly
- particularly and substantially
- extensively and chiefly
- extensively and substantially
- primarily and chiefly
- primarily and substantially
- basically and chiefly
- basically and substantially
- considerably and chiefly
- considerably and substantially
- mainly and chiefly
- mainly and substantially
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