Synonyms of mains

mains

noun

plural of main

1

as in mainlands

one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division

islanders periodically traveled back to the main for supplies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mainlands
• continents
• landmasses
• subcontinents
• supercontinents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• islands
• islets
• isles
• keys
• atolls
• coral reefs
• capes
• peninsulas
• headlands
• cays
• barrier reefs
• promontories

2

as in weights

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts

the main of the tree is still healthy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weights
• cores
• bodies
• staples
• masses
• chiefs
• essences
• bulks
• majorities
• burdens
• substances
• bottoms
• roots
• wholes
• meats
• hearts
• entireties
• brunts
• natures
• generalities
• centers
• middles
• matters
• subjects
• foci
• hefts
• sums
• amounts
• souls
• kernels
• totals
• focuses
• topics
• hubs
• aggregates
• nuts
• themes
• nuclei
• stuff
• quanta
• seats
• marrows
• essentialities
• affairs
• texts
• sum totals
• arguments
• totalities
• piths
• motifs
• quintessences
• pitches
• points
• nubs
• gists
• nucleuses
• cruces
• cruxes
• purports

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accessories
• components
• elements
• extensions
• parts
• ingredients
• sections
• constituents
• appendages
• accessaries
• sides
• segments
• divisions
• pieces
• adjuncts
• offshoots
• aspects
• features
• qualities
• angles
• facets

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of mains

The menu includes pizzas, street tacos, burgers, sandwiches and mains including chicken and waffles, chicken pot pie and homestyle meatloaf. —Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024