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
- 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
- brute
- cable
- capital
- cardinal
- central
- channel
- chief
- conduit
- controlling
- critical
- crucial
- direct
- downright
- duct
- entire
- essential
- foremost
- fundamental
- head
- leading
- line
- major
- mere
- necessary
- only
- outstanding
- paramount
- particular
- preeminent
- premier
- prevailing
- primary
- prime
- pure
- sheer
- simple
- special
- star
- stellar
- supreme
- trough
- trunk
- undisguised
- utmost
- vital
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