Mainly
Mainly adverb - For the most part.
Surprisingly and mainly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surprisingly" instead an adverb "Mainly".
Nearby Word: main
Surprisingly
Surprisingly adverb - In a surprising manner.
Mainly and surprisingly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mainly" instead an adverb "Surprisingly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- greatly and mainly
- greatly and surprisingly
- eminently and mainly
- eminently and surprisingly
- uncommonly and mainly
- uncommonly and surprisingly
- really and mainly
- really and surprisingly
- particularly and mainly
- particularly and surprisingly
- extensively and mainly
- extensively and surprisingly
- remarkably and mainly
- remarkably and surprisingly
Both words in one sentence
- Peter Pan is a surprisingly complex character, and he definitely has quite a few issues, mainly because of Parental Abandonment.
- Surprisingly, Slice of Life works can avoid this for quite some time — mainly because there's a choice of other routines.
Source: Morning Routine -
Alfred Bester's The Demolished Man holds up surprisingly well for a novel written in the '40s, mainly by circumventing or just not directly addressing most potentially Zeerusty subjects.
Source: Zeerust
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