Main and Overarching

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Main adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

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Overarching and main are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Overarching" with "Main", this adjectives are similar.

Nearby Words: mainly, mainline

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Main and overarching are semantically related. You can use "Main" instead an adjective "Overarching".

Nearby Word: overarched

Hero of Another Story: While the story is about Rudeus, the overarching hero of the main plot is not him.

Source: Light Novel / Mushoku Tensei
However over time it became more and more plot driven, with an overarching story emerging and several arcs splitting away from the main story.

Source: Roleplay / Ulti's Bar & Grill
However, the Sith Emperor Vitiate is the main antagonist of the overarching plot.

Source: Big Bad / Video Games

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Overarching and Main. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/overarching

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Overarching or Main. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/overarching.

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