in the main

1. 1.

   for the most part

   “he is mainly interested in butterflies”

   Synonymschieflyprincipallyprimarilymainly
2. 2.

   without distinction of one from others

   “he is interested in snakes in general”

   Synonymsgenerallyin general

Questions about in the main

What does in the main mean?

in the main means "for the most part". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for in the main?

Close synonyms include chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, generally. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is in the main a common word?

in the main is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.