Principal
Synonyms for principal
adj most important
prime
major
dominant
preeminent
outstanding
leading
primary
key
paramount
main
predominant
prominent
superior
head
star
champion
premier
sovereign
maximum
chief
cardinal
capital
arch
essential
first
controlling
crowning
foremost
highest
incomparable
matchless
peerless
prevailing
stellar
supreme
transcendent
unapproachable
unequaled
unparalleled
unrivaled
greatest
mainline
second-to-none
strongest
supereminent
Antonyms for principal
lesser
minor
insignificant
unimportant
subordinate
unknown
inconspicuous
last
inessential
nonessential
trivial
lower
auxiliary
least
extra
inferior
secondary
ordinary
poor
Synonyms
noun person in charge of organization, often an educational one
administrator
dean
boss
director
chief
superintendent
head
star
preceptor
lead
exec
ruler
protagonist
rector
leader
key player
Antonyms
employee
worker
follower
commoner
interest
Synonyms
noun original amount of property either owned or owed
money
assets
capital
capital funds
Antonyms
interest
Usage Notes
The noun principle and the noun and adjective principal are often confused. Although pronounced alike, the words are not interchangeable in writing. A principle is broadly “a rule of action or conduct” (His overriding principle is greed) or “a fundamental doctrine or tenet” (Their principles do not permit the use of alcoholic beverages). The adjective principal has the general sense “chief, first, foremost”: My principal objection is the cost of the project. The noun principal has among other meanings “the head or director of a school” (The faculty supported the principal in her negotiations with the board) and “a capital sum, as distinguished from interest or profit” (The monthly payments go mostly for interest, leaving the principal practically untouched).
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