chiefly

主として,おもに

chiefly の類語

mainly, principally, for the most part, primarily, in the main, especially, above all, usually, generally, mostly, particularly, first of all, normally, by and large, as a rule, in particular, predominantly, firstly, all in all, overall, originally, approximately, initially, ever so, first thing, commonly, in general, on the whole, in the long run, all things considered, to be expected, broadly, on balance, routinely, speaking generally, generally speaking, as usual, first, even, nearly, large, part, above, rule, all the more, roughly speaking, at first, indeed, ordinarily, never so, still more, largely, regularly, first and foremost, naturally, no end, broadly speaking, as things go, at the start, essentially

chiefly の反意語

specifically, secondarily

例文

• Chiefly, I want you to be more frank.
  何よりもまずもっと率直にものを言うようにしてもらいたい。
• The accident was caused chiefly by the unpredictable weather.
  その事故の主な原因は変わりやすい天候であった。
• The committee is composed chiefly of professors.
  その委員会は主に大学教授で構成されている。

chiefly の言い換えを探すには

chiefly（主として）の類語・言い換え（パラフレーズ）を、日本語訳つきで関連度順に並べています。英作文の語彙を増やしたいとき、長文読解で本文と選択肢の言い換えを見抜きたいときに使えます。