Antonyms for main

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : meyn

Phonetic Transcription : meɪn

Definition of main

Origin : Old English mægen (n.) "power, bodily strength, force, efficacy," from Proto-Germanic *maginam "power," suffixed form of PIE root *magh- (1) "be able, have power" (see may (v.)). Original sense preserved in phrase with might and main. Meaning "principal channel in a utility system" is first recorded 1727 in main drain; Used since 1540s for "continuous stretch of land or water." In Spanish Main the word is short for mainland and refers to the coast between Panama and Orinoco.

adj principal, predominant
adj absolute, utter
noun pipe for system

Example sentences :

Then let the main pressure be felt by its inventors and publishers.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various

That they would use the drug to excess there can be no doubt, and that is the main point.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various

Kennedy and I pushed along slowly with the main lot of horses.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

"You are evading the main point, Rushton," said the superintendent.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

"Up the Main Street, and across the drawbridge," said the soldier, goodnaturedly.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

But when he came to the main square, the heart of the town, it was quite empty.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

One of the main points of interest at the home of Mr. Gladstone is the library.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

The management of the war was the main subject under discussion.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

I saw her in Carlton's, that new confectioner's shop on Main Street.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower

We must study our parents' opinions in the main, but not in points of detail.
Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

Synonyms for main

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