| Main Entry: |
principal |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
most important |
Synonyms: |
arch,
capital,
cardinal,
champion,
chief,
controlling, crowning,
dominant,
essential,
first,
foremost, greatest,
head,
highest,
incomparable,
key,
leading,
main, mainline,
major, matchless,
maximum,
outstanding,
paramount,
peerless,
predominant,
preeminent,
premier,
prevailing,
primary,
prime,
prominent, second-to-none,
sovereign,
star,
stellar, strongest, supereminent,
superior,
supreme,
transcendent, unapproachable, unequaled,
unparalleled,
unrivaled
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| Notes: |
principle means fundamental, as in beliefs or truths or understandings and it is always a noun; principal can be a noun or adjective meaning chief or of first importance |
Antonyms: |
auxiliary, extra, least, lesser, minor, secondary, trivial, unimportant
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