Main and Source

Main

Main adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

Source and main are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead an adjective "Main".

Nearby Words: mainly, mainline

Source

Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

Main and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Main" instead an adjective "Source".

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

original original main original source
single single main single source
alternate alternate main alternate source

Both words in one sentence

  • The side stories similarly complement the main series; it is implied that the main characters are a source of comedy because they completely suck as soldiers.
  • It's later revealed that all of the main bosses in the game, main villains and minions, come from the same source (not another villain, but rather the source of evil's very existence).
  • Water Is Air At least they were smart enough to substitute geothermal vents for fire as their main heat source.
    Source: Water Is Air
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Source and Main. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/source
Main & Source. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/source>.
Source or Main. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/source.
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