Chiefly
Chiefly adverb - For the most part.
Surprisingly and chiefly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surprisingly" instead an adverb "Chiefly".
Nearby Word: chief
Surprisingly
Surprisingly adverb - In a surprising manner.
Chiefly and surprisingly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chiefly" instead an adverb "Surprisingly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- eminently and chiefly
- eminently and surprisingly
- really and chiefly
- really and surprisingly
- particularly and chiefly
- particularly and surprisingly
- extensively and chiefly
- extensively and surprisingly
- remarkably and chiefly
- remarkably and surprisingly
- unusually and chiefly
- unusually and surprisingly
- peculiarly and chiefly
- peculiarly and surprisingly
Both words in one sentence
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Disney was pretty bad at this in The '80s — chiefly, it tried to keep its core characters timely by releasing albums of original songs for said characters after the surprisingly successful Mickey Mouse Disco in 1979.
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