Principally
Principally adverb - For the most part.
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Synonyms for Principally
Virtually and principally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Virtually" instead an adverb "Principally".
Virtually
Virtually adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Principally and virtually are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Principally" instead an adverb "Virtually".
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Related pairs
- largely and principally
- largely and virtually
- really and principally
- really and virtually
- actually and principally
- actually and virtually
- truly and principally
- truly and virtually
- intrinsically and principally
- intrinsically and virtually
- primarily and principally
- primarily and virtually
- basically and principally
- basically and virtually
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The enormous amounts of fangirls virtually every character in Naruto has, principally with the very bishonen characters like Sasuke, Naruto, and Neji (but even Rock Lee isn't without his fans).
Source: Estrogen Brigade - Fans of Yahtzee often express virtually the same opinion: That because he's principally an entertainer, the content of his reviews cannot be criticized because he's "joking".
Source: Comedy Ghetto
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