Definition for Main:

• of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; " the main ( or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"

Synonyms for Main:

• adj.

  •absolute, utter (adjective)
  • entire,
  • downright,
  • utmost,
  • sheer,
  • pure,
  • only,
  • mere,
  • undisguised,
  • brute,
  • simple,
  • direct.
  •all (adjective)
  • independent,
  • main.
  •arch (adjective)
  • fore most,
  • top pest,
  • top-pest,
  • fore-most.
  •basic (adjective)
  • more necessary,
  • in-dispensable,
  • under-lying,
  • sub-stratal,
  • sub stratal,
  • most substratal,
  • more substratal,
  • under lying,
  • elemental,
  • substratal,
  • in dispensable.
  •big (adjective)
  • heavyduty,
  • most heavy-duty,
  • heavy duty,
  • more heavyduty,
  • powerful,
  • more heavy-duty,
  • more serious,
  • most valuable,
  • heavyweight,
  • more heavy duty,
  • most heavyduty,
  • most heavy duty.
  •cardinal (adjective)
  • more overruling,
  • most overruling,
  • fundamental,
  • most fundamental,
  • over-ruling,
  • pivotal,
  • over ruling.
  •central (adjective)
  • halfway,
  • interior,
  • midway,
  • midmost,
  • nuclear,
  • core,
  • middle,
  • central,
  • median,
  • innermost.
  •chief (adjective)
  • stellar,
  • potent,
  • superior,
  • most telling,
  • more telling.
  •dominant (adjective)
  • more obtaining,
  • sur-passing,
  • out-weighing,
  • most predominate,
  • most overbalancing,
  • over-balancing,
  • more surpassing,
  • sur passing,
  • more predominate,
  • more outweighing,
  • out weighing,
  • more overbalancing,
  • Over-bearing,
  • pre-siding,
  • pre-dominate,
  • most outweighing,
  • over bearing,
  • more transcendent,
  • more overweighing,
  • over balancing,
  • over-weighing,
  • most obtaining,
  • pre siding,
  • sovereign,
  • over weighing,
  • more prevalent,
  • most overweighing,
  • pre dominate,
  • most surpassing.
  •downtown (adjective)
  • MID-TOWN,
  • midtown.
  •essential (adjective)
  • deepseated,
  • more nitty-gritty,
  • name game,
  • more nittygritty,
  • more nitty gritty,
  • most right hand,
  • most ideal,
  • nitty-gritty,
  • re-quired,
  • in-bred,
  • more right hand,
  • meat potatoes,
  • in born,
  • name the game,
  • pre requisite,
  • wanted,
  • most nitty gritty,
  • nubbest,
  • deep seated,
  • more righthand,
  • in bred,
  • most righthand,
  • right-hand,
  • re quired,
  • most nitty-gritty,
  • most nittygritty,
  • nittygritty,
  • more right-hand,
  • in-born,
  • most right-hand.
  •favorite (adjective)
  • more bestloved,
  • most darling,
  • wishedfor,
  • most wishedfor,
  • more best-loved,
  • more adored,
  • more revered,
  • most best loved,
  • most cherished,
  • more wishedfor,
  • more cherished,
  • more admired,
  • most desired,
  • most best-loved,
  • be-loved,
  • personal,
  • most treasured,
  • most wished for,
  • more sweetheart,
  • more treasured,
  • de sired,
  • more prized,
  • bestloved,
  • more darling,
  • de-sired,
  • be loved,
  • best loved,
  • more esteemed,
  • more best loved,
  • most beloved,
  • most prized,
  • most adored,
  • most wished-for,
  • most revered,
  • more wished-for,
  • most admired,
  • most bestloved,
  • most esteemed,
  • more wished for,
  • more desired,
  • most sweetheart.
  •first (adjective)
  • more primo,
  • most primo,
  • top list,
  • head of line,
  • most first string,
  • more firststring,
  • most first-string,
  • most firststring,
  • top the list,
  • more first string,
  • most ranking,
  • top flight,
  • firststring,
  • topflight,
  • more ranking,
  • top of list,
  • more first-string.
  •focal (adjective)
  • more nucleus,
  • most nucleus.
  •grand (adjective)
  • mightiest,
  • grandest.
  •great (adjective)
  • greater,
  • puissant,
  • high minded,
  • highminded,
  • sub lime,
  • most famous,
  • sub-lime,
  • famous.
  •head (adjective)
  • topmost,
  • top most,
  • header.
  •high-grade (adjective)
  • worlder,
  • high grade,
  • highgrade,
  • worldest.
  •important (adjective)
  • big.
  •leading (adjective)
  • in augural,
  • more headmost,
  • well known,
  • most inaugural,
  • wellknown,
  • head-most,
  • most headmost,
  • head most,
  • more inaugural,
  • in-augural.
  •major (adjective)
  • life and death.
  •needful (adjective)
  • needful.
  •outstanding (adjective)
  • more hundredproof,
  • more out-of-sight,
  • A 1,
  • most mostest,
  • most steller,
  • most out of this world,
  • more out of sight,
  • most world-class,
  • more hundred proof,
  • more hundred-proof,
  • most hundred-proof,
  • more world class,
  • topser,
  • hundredproof,
  • meritorious,
  • more steller,
  • most hundred proof,
  • farout,
  • more out-of-this-world,
  • most out-of-this-world,
  • most out-of-sight,
  • out-of-sight,
  • worldclass,
  • most hundredproof,
  • hundred proof,
  • topsest,
  • hundred-proof,
  • more worldclass,
  • out standing,
  • more out of this world,
  • outstanding,
  • most out of sight,
  • most worldclass,
  • more mostest,
  • most world class,
  • more world-class.
  •overriding (adjective)
  • over riding,
  • over-riding.
  •paramount (adjective)
  • para mount,
  • para-mount.
  •predominant (adjective)
  • more allpowerful,
  • more all powerful,
  • holding the reins,
  • allpowerful,
  • most all-powerful,
  • more all-powerful,
  • most directing,
  • over-powering,
  • holding reins,
  • pre dominant,
  • most allpowerful,
  • pre-dominant,
  • most all powerful,
  • more directing,
  • over powering.
  •preeminent (adjective)
  • more unrivalled,
  • un equalled,
  • un rivalled,
  • more unmatchable,
  • un-rivalled,
  • in comparable,
  • in-comparable,
  • un-surpassable,
  • pre eminent,
  • un surpassed,
  • most unmatchable,
  • un-equalled,
  • un surpassable,
  • most unequalled,
  • most unrivalled,
  • un-surpassed,
  • un matchable,
  • incomparable,
  • more unequalled,
  • un-matchable.
  •premier (adjective)
  • be-ginning,
  • be ginning,
  • most opening,
  • more beginning,
  • most beginning,
  • more opening.
  •prevailing (adjective)
  • all embracing,
  • most allembracing,
  • more predominating,
  • worldwide,
  • allembracing,
  • more all embracing,
  • pre vailing,
  • most preponderating,
  • most predominating,
  • most all embracing,
  • pre-vailing,
  • more preponderating,
  • most all-embracing,
  • uni versal,
  • re gular,
  • re-gular,
  • uni-versal,
  • more all-embracing,
  • pre dominating,
  • pre-dominating,
  • prevailing.
  •primary (adjective)
  • more idiopathic,
  • most idiopathic.
  •primary/prime (adjective)
  • most crackerjack,
  • most top of the line,
  • fabbest,
  • more top of the line,
  • most top-of-the-line,
  • more crackerjack,
  • more top-of-the-line,
  • most primary,
  • fabber.
  •principal (adjective)
  • most second to none,
  • more mainline,
  • most supereminent,
  • more second-to-none,
  • un-paralleled,
  • most mainline,
  • un approachable,
  • most second-to-none,
  • un rivaled,
  • second-to-none,
  • more second to none,
  • un paralleled,
  • un-equaled,
  • un equaled,
  • super eminent,
  • un-approachable,
  • un-rivaled,
  • more supereminent.
  •principal, predominant (adjective)
  • crucial,
  • particular,
  • controlling,
  • necessary,
  • vital,
  • critical,
  • supreme.
  •prominent (adjective)
  • more bigshot,
  • more high profile,
  • more big-name,
  • more high-profile,
  • most big shot,
  • more big-shot,
  • more bigname,
  • more big name,
  • more underlined,
  • most highprofile,
  • most well thought of,
  • more prominent,
  • most bigname,
  • most respected,
  • most high profile,
  • under-lined,
  • most underlined,
  • well thought of,
  • most well-thought-of,
  • bigname,
  • more highprofile,
  • more well thought of,
  • most high-profile,
  • bigleague,
  • most bigshot,
  • most big-name,
  • highprofile,
  • most big-shot,
  • under lined,
  • most big name,
  • more well-thought-of,
  • more big shot.
  •special (adjective)
  • Earmarked,
  • extra ordinary.
  •uppermost (adjective)
  • more high-up,
  • more winner,
  • most winner,
  • most highup,
  • upper-most,
  • more high up,
  • most high-up,
  • highup,
  • most high up,
  • more highup.

• n.

  •
  • blockage,
  • cesspit,
  • cutoff,
  • culvert,
  • downspout,
  • back up,
  • conduit,
  • airlock,
  • clog,
  • carry.
  •
  • elementary,
  • capital,
  • major,
  • prime,
  • number one.
  •briny (noun)
  • briny.
  •channel (noun)
  • tideways.
  •conduit (noun)
  • spout,
  • pipeline,
  • flows,
  • lead-out,
  • pipelines.
  •deep (noun)
  • the high seas,
  • brinies.
  •favorite (noun)
  • teacher pet,
  • faves,
  • teachers pets,
  • teacher pets,
  • teachers pet,
  • teacher's pets.
  •important (noun)
  • important.
  •main (noun)
  • intense,
  • of import.
  •ocean (noun)
  • brine,
  • brink.
  •pipe for system (noun)
  • duct,
  • cable,
  • line,
  • trunk,
  • trough.
  •principal (noun)
  • study at principal.
  •sea (noun)
  • pro-fusion,
  • pro-fusions,
  • pro fusions.
  •water pipe (noun)
  • kalian,
  • steam pipe,
  • water conduit,
  • hookahs,
  • plumbings,
  • hubble-bubble,
  • Nargileh,
  • hookah,
  • water main,
  • plumbing.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • master,
  • preponderant.
  •
  • foremost,
  • essentially,
  • leading,
  • substantially,
  • overwhelming.
  •
  • substantive,
  • ultimate,
  • marquee.
  •
  • real.
  •
  • radical.
  •
  • top.

Paraphrases for Main:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    principals.
  • Noun, plural
    principals.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    mainline.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    mainline.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    worst, overriding, dominant, pre-eminent, ultimate, biggest, preeminent, preponderant, benchmark, number-one, primordial, initial, original, essential, utmost, highest, focal, over-arching, central, massive.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Recommendations, factors, perspectives, proprietors, loyalists, points, regimes, notices, plans, schemes, merits, comments, PROSPECTS, facts, clerks, skills, lakes, Keys, less, Its, essential, essentials, great, central.
  • Noun, plural
    chiefs, bottoms, Ones, Parents, rulers, requests, Shots, merits, Keys.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    essential.
  • Adverb
    largely, foremost.
  • Verb, past tense
    considered, dominated, highlighted, Attributed, Were, lay, reflected.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    highlighting, Underpinning, Permitting.
  • Verb, past participle
    finalized, Obtained, completed, received, Got.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    remains, matters, consists, Focuses, lies, provides, results, OWES, counts.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    major, mainstay, foremost, great, notable.
  • Proper noun, singular
    major.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    major, mainstay, foremost, essence.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    dominating, overriding.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    major.

Antonyms for Main:

• adj.

  • all
    dependent.
  • principal, predominant
    extra, nonessential, unnecessary, unimportant, usual, common, subordinate, auxiliary, ordinary, inessential.
  • Other antonyms:
    last, inferior, inconsiderable, collateral, mild, insignificant, negligible, slight, inconsequential, subsidiary, minor, trifling, least, trivial, secondary.

Main Sentence Examples:

• The main thing to do was to live.

• Mosson's ship lay at anchor, between the island and the main.

Homophones for Main:

• M, mina, monomania, mahan, mahoe, mam, mnium, many, meme, maha, meanie, mi, mammy, minnow, mien, m-1, menomini, maim, mo, maia, many an, miaou, minimum, mayan, maoi, mama, memo, mine, mayhaw, manna, Minyan, mamma, mew, Moonie, moony, mon, moan, mahayana, mane, minion, ma'am, ma, mu, minium, mown, mommy, mammea, mayo, mom, meow, maui, mooneye, miaow, me, M.M., moo, moa, m3, minim, mahonia, miao, mow, moneyman, mayenne, moon on, minoan, mum, may 1, mammon, menu, minah, mummy, m2, man, may 24, mammee, menominee, money, momma, maya, Moho, mym, mono, myna, manannan, muon, monoamine, maine, mannheim, miami, moon, 8 May 1945, min, manama, mao, moynihan, mimeo, men, mamey, myoma, mho, mya, meyn, mime, mem, mn, mamo, meany, may, mynah, mm, mona, menuhin, muumuu, many a, mei, mania, mini, moue, mann, m1, may wine, Mayne, maw, mean, mahimahi, mayhem.

Holonyms for Main:

• n.

  • artifact
    base, infrastructure.

Hypernym for Main:

• n.

  • artifact
    gas main, electric main, sewer line, water main, sewer main.

Hyponym for Main:

• n.

  • artifact
    pipe, piping, pipage.