What are the opposite words for main?
Main is an adjective that pertains to the most significant, principal or central element or feature of any entity. Antonyms for main include insignificant, secondary, peripheral, auxiliary, or subordinate. If something is secondary, it is less essential or less important than the main thing. Instances when an auxiliary function is less essential than that of the primary function may be deemed secondary. Peripheral means on the outer edges of something, with less important roles. Subordinate means below or secondary to something, and usually, it can refer to a hierarchical structure. In conclusion, there are several antonyms for the word "main," which can illustrate relationships that are less significant, less crucial, or of lesser importance.
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- surfeit
- arm
- excess
- limb, appendage
- supporting
- subordinate
- auxiliary
- secondary
- subsidiary
- supplementary
- collateral
- extra
- leftover
- all
- indirect, secondary
- accessory; excess
- remaining, excess
- principal, predominant
- subordinate; less important
- lesser, supplementary
- secondary, helpful
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
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surfeit
- bellyful,
- overkill,
- overplus,
- up here,
- Overfullness,
- up to here,
- bellyfuls,
- over abundance,
- over abundances,
- over flow,
- over flows,
- over fullness,
- over fullnesses,
- over indulgence,
- over indulgences,
- over kill,
- over kills,
- over much,
- over muches,
- over-abundance,
- over-abundances,
- over-flow,
- over-flows,
- over-fullness,
- over-fullnesses,
- over-indulgence,
- over-kill,
- over-kills,
- over-muches,
- overfullnesses,
- overkills,
- overpluses,
- pro fusions,
- pro-fusion,
- pro-fusions,
- super abundances,
- super-abundance,
- super-abundances.
- arm
- excess
-
limb, appendage
- arm.
- supporting
-
subordinate
- second-string,
- Subalternate,
- more second string,
- more second-fiddle,
- more second-string,
- more secondfiddle,
- more secondstring,
- more subaltern,
- more subnormal,
- more underaverage,
- most second string,
- most second-fiddle,
- most second-string,
- most secondfiddle,
- most subaltern,
- most subalternate,
- most underaverage,
- second-fiddle,
- secondfiddle,
- sub altern,
- sub alternate,
- sub missive,
- sub normal,
- sub ordinate,
- sub-altern,
- sub-alternate,
- sub-normal,
- sub-ordinate,
- un equal,
- un-equal,
- under average,
- under-average,
- underaverage.
- auxiliary
-
secondary
- small fry,
- Substract,
- bushleague,
- in considerable,
- in significant,
- in-considerable,
- minorleague,
- more small fry,
- more small-fry,
- more smallfry,
- more substract,
- most small fry,
- most small-fry,
- most smallfry,
- most substract,
- re lief,
- re liefer,
- re-lief,
- re-liefer,
- re-liefest,
- reliefer,
- reliefest,
- small time,
- small-fry,
- smallfry,
- un-important.
- subsidiary
- supplementary
-
collateral
- adjunctive,
- co-ordinate,
- confirmatory,
- co incident,
- co ordinate,
- co-incident,
- de pendent,
- de-pendent,
- more adjunctive,
- more confirmatory,
- more incident,
- more satellite,
- more under,
- most adjunctive,
- most confirmatory,
- most incident,
- most satellite,
- most under,
- not lineal,
- re-lated,
- sub best,
- sub-best,
- subber,
- subbest.
-
extra
- gingerbread,
- in store,
- over and above,
- fusser,
- one more,
- be yond,
- be-yond,
- extra ordinary,
- extra-ordinary,
- gravier,
- icest,
- in essential,
- in-essential,
- more another,
- more beyond,
- more button,
- more gingerbread,
- more lagniappe,
- most another,
- most beyond,
- most gingerbread,
- most lagniappe,
- over above,
- perker,
- perkest,
- super numerary,
- super-numerary,
- sur plusser,
- sur plussest,
- sur-plusser,
- sur-plussest,
- un necessary,
- un needed,
- un-necessary,
- un-needed,
- un-used.
- leftover
- all
- indirect, secondary
- accessory; excess
- remaining, excess
- principal, predominant
- subordinate; less important
- lesser, supplementary
- secondary, helpful
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
- Antonyms:
- be quiet, conceal, hide.
