main

The word “main” has 1 syllable: main

It's pronounced as /meɪn/


What is synonym and antonym for main?

In the thesaurus, “main” has 165 synonyms and 68 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for main along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for main

  • affair
  • aggregate
  • amount
  • arch
  • argument
  • beef
  • big
  • body
  • bottom
  • brawn
  • brunt
  • brute
  • bulk
  • burden
  • cable
  • capital
  • cardinal
  • celebrated
  • center
  • central
  • channel
  • chief
  • conduit
  • continent
  • controlling
  • core
  • critical
  • crucial
  • crux
  • direct
  • distinguished
  • dominant
  • downright
  • duct
  • eminent
  • energy
  • entire
  • entirety
  • essence
  • essential
  • essentiality
  • famed
  • famous
  • first
  • focus
  • force
  • foremost
  • fundamental
  • generality
  • gist
  • grand
  • great
  • greatest
  • head
  • heart
  • heft
  • high-level
  • highest
  • hub
  • illustrious
  • important
  • incomparable
  • influential
  • kernel
  • key
  • landmass
  • leading
  • line
  • mainland
  • major
  • majority
  • marrow
  • mass
  • master
  • matchless
  • matter
  • meat
  • mere
  • middle
  • might
  • mighty
  • momentous
  • motif
  • muscle
  • nature
  • necessary
  • noble
  • notable
  • noteworthy
  • nub
  • nucleus
  • number one
  • numero uno
  • nut
  • only
  • outstanding
  • overbearing
  • overmastering
  • overriding
  • paramount
  • particular
  • pitch
  • pith
  • point
  • potency
  • power
  • predominant
  • preeminent
  • premier
  • prestigious
  • prevailing
  • primal
  • primary
  • prime
  • principal
  • prior
  • puissance
  • pure
  • purport
  • quantum
  • quintessence
  • renowned
  • root
  • seat
  • senior
  • sheer
  • signal
  • significant
  • simple
  • sinew
  • soul
  • sovereign
  • sovran
  • special
  • staple
  • star
  • stellar
  • stuff
  • subcontinent
  • subject
  • substance
  • sum
  • sum total
  • supercontinent
  • superior
  • supreme
  • text
  • theme
  • thew
  • top
  • topic
  • total
  • totality
  • trough
  • trunk
  • undisguised
  • unequaled
  • unequalled
  • unparalleled
  • unsurpassed
  • utmost
  • vigor
  • vital
  • weight
  • whole

Antonyms for main

  • accessary
  • accessory
  • adjunct
  • angle
  • appendage
  • aspect
  • atoll
  • auxiliary
  • barrier reef
  • cape
  • cay
  • collateral
  • common
  • component
  • constituent
  • coral reef
  • debilitation
  • debility
  • division
  • element
  • enfeeblement
  • extension
  • extra
  • facet
  • faintness
  • feature
  • feebleness
  • frailness
  • frailty
  • headland
  • impotence
  • impotency
  • inconsequential
  • inconsiderable
  • inessential
  • inferior
  • infirmity
  • ingredient
  • insignificant
  • island
  • isle
  • islet
  • key
  • last
  • least
  • minor
  • negligible
  • nonessential
  • offshoot
  • ordinary
  • part
  • peninsula
  • piece
  • promontory
  • quality
  • secondary
  • section
  • segment
  • side
  • slight
  • subordinate
  • subsidiary
  • trifling
  • trivial
  • unimportant
  • unnecessary
  • usual
  • weakness

Meanings of main

  • verb
    1. Short for mainline.
    2. To mainly play a specific character, or side, during a game.
    3. Of a road: to convert into a main or primary road.
  • adjective
    1. Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
    2. Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
    3. (of force, strength, etc.) Full, sheer, undivided.
    4. Big; angry.
    5. Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.
    6. Great in size or degree; important, powerful, strong, vast.
  • adverb
    1. Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.
  • noun
    1. That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
    2. A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.
    3. Short for main course.
    4. The high seas.
    5. The mainland.
    6. Short for mainsail.
    7. (except in might and main) Force, power, strength, violent effort.
    8. A hand or match in a game of dice.
    9. The largest throw in a match at dice; in the game of hazard, a number from one to nine called out by a person before the dice are thrown.
    10. A stake played for at dice.
    11. A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match.
    12. A banker's shovel for coins.
    13. A basket for gathering grapes.

Example Sentences

  • The main entrance to the building is located on the east side.
  • His main goal is to complete his degree and start his own business.
  • The main character in the story goes on an epic adventure to save the kingdom.
  • The main course of the meal consisted of grilled salmon with roasted vegetables.
  • In this presentation, we will focus on the main points of the research findings.

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  • soundness
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  • step out
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  • suspicion
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  • throw
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  • torment
  • torture
  • toss
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  • unhinge
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  • vehemence
  • verdure
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  • vibrance
  • vibrancy
  • vigor
  • vim
  • vinegar
  • virility
  • vitality
  • vivaciousness
  • vivacity
  • wash
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  • weigh down
  • wellness
  • whirl
  • whisk
  • whiz
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  • zeal
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  • zing
  • zip
  • zoom

earmarked

  • allocated
  • applied
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  • best
  • bestowed
  • blessed
  • blest
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  • characteristic
  • chief
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  • committed
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  • consecrated
  • consigned
  • dedicated
  • defined
  • definite
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  • determinate
  • devoted
  • different
  • employed
  • entrusted
  • especial
  • exceptional
  • exclusive
  • express
  • extraordinary
  • festive
  • first
  • gala
  • hallowed
  • individual
  • intrusted
  • limited
  • main
  • major
  • marked
  • memorable
  • momentous
  • out of the ordinary
  • particular
  • peculiar
  • personal
  • primary
  • proper
  • rare
  • red-letter
  • reserved
  • restricted
  • sanctified
  • saved
  • select
  • set
  • set apart
  • set aside
  • set by
  • significant
  • smashing
  • sole
  • specialized
  • specific
  • uncommon
  • unique
  • unreal
  • unusual
  • used

take care of

  • KO
  • TCB
  • abet
  • accommodate
  • accomplish
  • achieve
  • act
  • adapt
  • adjust
  • administer
  • administrate
  • advance
  • advocate
  • aid
  • allow
  • alter
  • answer
  • ante up
  • apply oneself to
  • approach
  • arrange
  • arrive
  • assemble
  • assist
  • atone
  • atone for
  • attain
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  • baby
  • baby-sit
  • babysit
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  • bail out
  • balance
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  • bang
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  • be in charge
  • be in saddle
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  • beat
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  • buy
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  • call a day
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  • can
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  • captain
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  • catalogue
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  • chamber
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  • crack the whip
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  • cream
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  • dig
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  • do
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  • do away with
  • do business
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  • do the job
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  • doctor
  • dominate
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  • drown
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  • earn wings
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  • enclose
  • encourage
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  • extend
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  • fashion
  • father
  • favor
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  • finish
  • fit
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  • flagellate
  • flail
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  • foot
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  • form
  • formulate
  • forward
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  • frame
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  • further
  • gain
  • generate
  • get a handle on something
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  • get it together
  • get ready
  • get someplace
  • get the better of
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  • give
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  • give satisfaction
  • go along
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  • grease
  • grease palm
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  • harbor
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  • heal
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  • honor
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  • hype
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  • immobilize
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  • implement
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  • indulge
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  • inspect
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  • jell
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  • kick in
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  • lacerate
  • lambaste
  • lash
  • lay one out
  • lead
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  • lend a hand
  • let have it
  • lick
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  • maltreat
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  • mop up
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  • muscle
  • nail it
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  • offset
  • oil palm
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  • paste
  • patrol
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  • pay
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  • pay up
  • peg away
  • pelt
  • percolate
  • perfect
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  • rid
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  • ride shotgun
  • ride shotgun for
  • roll over
  • roof
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  • satiate
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  • see to
  • sell
  • serve
  • set up
  • settle
  • sew up
  • shape
  • shell out
  • shellack
  • shelter
  • shepherd
  • shield
  • shoot down
  • shut down
  • shut off
  • sign
  • sit
  • sit on top of
  • skimp
  • skin
  • smash
  • snuff
  • snuff out
  • soap
  • sock away
  • speed
  • spoil
  • spoil rotten
  • sponsor
  • spring for
  • square
  • squirrel
  • squirrel away
  • stake
  • stand up for
  • standardize
  • stash
  • steer
  • steward
  • stock
  • stock up
  • store up
  • straighten
  • straighten out
  • stretch out
  • stump
  • subdue
  • subjugate
  • suborn
  • succor
  • sugar
  • superintend
  • supervise
  • supply
  • support
  • surpass
  • surround
  • survey
  • sustain
  • swamp
  • sweeten the pot
  • swing for
  • tabulate
  • tailor
  • take
  • take care of business
  • take charge of
  • take down
  • take heed
  • take in
  • take out
  • take over
  • take the helm
  • take under wing
  • take up
  • tamper
  • tan
  • tempt
  • tend
  • terminate
  • thrash
  • throw oneself into
  • thump
  • tickle
  • tickle the palm
  • tip
  • top
  • top it off
  • torpedo
  • total
  • train
  • trample
  • transact
  • transcend
  • transform
  • trash
  • treat
  • triumph
  • triumph over
  • trounce
  • try
  • turn
  • turn out
  • turn to
  • ultimate
  • unburden
  • undertake
  • underwrite
  • uphold
  • use
  • use sparingly
  • vaccinate
  • vanquish
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