Principal : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'principal': discover synonyms for the word principal, such as chief or primary.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as principal. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": chief and primary.


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Synonyms for principal sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for principal Degree of synonymy of principal Frequency in the language
chief
   86 77.90  
primary
   83 8.71  
main
   82 42.73  
head
   81 371.51  
dealer
   78 16.29  
important
   76 207.59  
star
   73 81.35  
corpus
   73 1.51  
lead
   73 83.25  
superintendent
   70 4.29  
headmaster
   69 2.20  
rector
   63 0.35  
director
   63 35.96  
parent
   62 13.14  
senior
   61 26.25  
manager
   61 39.96  

Lexical field of "principal"

chief
primary
main
head
dealer
head teacher
important
star
corpus
lead
of import
principal sum
school principal
superintendent
headmaster
rector
director
parent
senior
manager
predominant
directors
originator
mentor
headship
commandant
premier
general
key
paramount
preeminent
major
overriding
fundamental
underlying
prime
ultimate
significant
prominent
foremost
core
client
guiding
greatest
businessman
statute
warden
capital
overarching
master