Synonyms for prevalence
preva·lence

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1. prevalence

   Synonyms:
   custom, power, influence, operation, extension, predominance, superiority, influence, efficacy, preponderance

   Antonyms:
   disuse, desuetude, obsoleteness, decay, evanescence, disappearance, mitigation, subordination, collapse, abandonment, abolition, diminution, subsidence, subjection

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1. prevalencenoun

   the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread

   "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"

   Synonyms:
   preponderance

2. prevalencenoun

   (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population

   Synonyms:
   preponderance

3. preponderance, prevalencenoun

   a superiority in numbers or amount

   "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"

   Synonyms:
   preponderance

Matched Categories

1. • Epidemiology
   • Generality
   • Number
   • Ratio

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1. prevalencenoun

   Synonyms:
   superiority, success, predominance, preponderance, prosperity

2. prevalencenoun

   Synonyms:
   influence, efficacy, power, force, strength

3. prevalencenoun

   Synonyms:
   universality, wide extension, general reception

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1. List of paraphrases for "prevalence":

   incidence, predominance, frequency, prevalences, prevalent, dominance, preponderance, spread

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prevalence

   Synonyms:
   Epidemiology Extent, proportion Statistics Pretest probability, prior probability

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1. Sarah Jackson:

   Given that the rate of long-term success in quitting tends to be low, this is very unlikely to translate to a million fewer smokers in the UK, which would be a large decline in prevalence, at this relatively early stage of the pandemic, we don't yet have a great deal of information on its impact on smoking and quitting behavior. Other data sources are not yet showing evidence of a large drop in smoking prevalence ; it will be interesting to see if a substantial decline in smoking becomes evident over the coming months, and if so, whether this translates to a sustained reduction in the number of smokers in the UK.

2. Geraldine McQuillan:

   The next step is to increase awareness of the high prevalence of high-risk genital and oral HPV in our general US population so individuals will realize that this is a serious problem and they will get their children vaccinated in early adolescence before they become sexually active.

3. Purvi Parikh:

   Now as the prevalence [of marijuana use] is increasing, and with the legalization in many states, it is going to become increasingly more common, and all these cases will surface that were not recognized before.

4. John Helliwell:

   We found during 2021 remarkable worldwide growth in all three acts of kindness monitored in the Gallup World Poll, helping strangers, volunteering, and donations in 2021 were strongly up in every part of the world, reaching levels almost 25% above their pre-pandemic prevalence.

5. Tom Millar:

   In countries like Ethiopia( prevalence) is mind-numbingly, shockingly high – in some communities over 50 percent of the population have trachoma.