Main
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- He is no less reliable but in comparison to the main character and much younger Michael Westen, Sam is noticeably wearier and has gained a few pounds since his prime.
Source: Feeling Their Age -
There's a medieval parody of this in the Terry Pratchett book Going Postal- one of the main antagonist's less reliable partners gets drunk one night and comes to unburden himself to the Big Bad.
Source: Conspicuous Trenchcoat - All but one of the four major characters are guilty of this at one point or another, and the main character employs it as a reliable backup strategy.
Source: Life Energy
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Reliable and Main. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/reliable
Main & Reliable. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/reliable>.
Reliable or Main. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/reliable.
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