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luxurious, majestic, royal, regal, sumptuous, superb, Colloq
ritzy, swank(y), posh, plush: The hotel laid on princely
accommodation for us with rooms overlooking the sea. 3 royal,
noble, regal, sovereign, of royal or noble blood or rank: Who
would have thought that our humble home would ever shelter a
princely guest?
principal adj. 1 chief, primary, prime, paramount, main, first, foremost,
ranking, pre-eminent, predominant, dominant, prevailing;
leading, starring: The principal reason I'm here is to see you.
The principal food of the people is corn. The principal role was
sung by Pavarotti. 2 important, prominent, leading, key,
cardinal: Cuba is a principal source of sugar.
--n. 3 owner, proprietor, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson,
(managing) director, head, president, chief, chief executive
officer, CEO, manager or Brit manageress, superintendent,
supervisor, Colloq boss, US (head or chief) honcho: We should
talk to the principals about buying that company. 4 dean,
director, Chiefly Brit headmaster, headmistress, master, rector,
(vice-)chancellor: His appointment as principal is for a
two-year period. 5 (working) capital, capital funds, resources,
investment, backing, (cash) reserve(s), assets; money: She is
fortunate to be able to live on the income from her investments,
without touching the principal. 6 star, lead, heroine, hero,
leading lady or man, leading role, main part; diva, premiŠre
danseuse, premier danseur, prima donna, prima ballerina: The
principal in the ballet company was a Russian.
principally
adv. chiefly, mainly, first (and foremost), primarily, above
all, in the main, mostly, for the most part, largely,
predominantly, on the whole, at bottom, in essence, essentially,
basically, fundamentally; especially, particularly: He seems to
be interested principally in money, with little regard for
anything else.
principle n. 1 truth, given, precept, tenet, fundamental, grounds, law,
rule, dictum, canon, doctrine, teaching, dogma, proposition,
(basic) assumption, postulate, axiom, maxim, truism, guide,
standard, criterion, model: The perpetual-motion machine
violates a basic principle of physics. 2 Often, principles.
philosophy, code, attitude, (point of) view, viewpoint,