Mainly
Mainly adverb - For the most part.
Most often and mainly are semantically related In some cases you can use "Most often" instead an adverb "Mainly".
Nearby Word: main
Most often
Mainly and most often are semantically related in usually topic. Sometimes you can use "Mainly" instead an adverb phrase "Most often", if it concerns topics such as for the most part.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- largely and mainly
- largely and most often
- habitually and mainly
- habitually and most often
- customarily and mainly
- customarily and most often
- primarily and mainly
- primarily and most often
- chiefly and mainly
- chiefly and most often
- mostly and mainly
- mostly and most often
- predominantly and mainly
- predominantly and most often
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