main

adjective
/meɪn/

Meaning

most important; chief in size, extent, or importance

Example Sentences

The main reason for his success is hard work.

Example Expressions

main attraction

Synonyms

chief, primary, principal, central, major

Antonyms

minor, secondary, trivial

Collocations

main reason, main point, main idea, main street

More Example Sentences

She maintains the whole family very nicely.

Gas is the main mineral resource of the USA.

I'll have the chicken curry for the main course.

The price of rice still remains within our reach.

My car is old, so I have to take it for maintenance many times.

I would now like to reiterate the main points from the session.

Were the learners much deprived remaining absent from the class?

My car is second-hand, so I have to take it for maintenance many times.

To wrap up, I would now like to review the main points from the session.

To conclude, I would now like to repeat the main points from the session.

Related Vocabularies

Causing harm, ruin, or destruction; deadly or poisonous.
Causing or tending to cause disruption; revolutionary in changing existing systems.
mutually opposed or inconsistent; expressing the opposite of something else
happening in the opposite way to what is expected, often amusing or sarcastic
having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor
Willfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.

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