Synonyms for PREVALENT
ˈprɛv ə ləntpreva·lent

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1. prevalent

   Common signifies frequently occurring, not out of the regular course, not exceptional; hence, not above the average, not excellent or distinguished, inferior, or even low; common also signifies pertaining to or participated in by two or more persons or things; as, sorrow is common to the race. General may signify pertaining equally to all of a class, race, etc., but very commonly signifies pertaining to the greater number, but not necessarily to all. Universal applies to all without exception; general applies to all with possible or comparatively slight exceptions; common applies to very many without deciding whether they are even a majority. A common remark is one we often hear; a general experience is one that comes to the majority of people; a universal experience is one from which no human being is exempt. It is dangerous for a debater to affirm a universal proposition, since that can be negatived by a single exception, while a general statement is not invalidated even by adducing many exceptions. We say a common opinion, common experience, a general rule, general truth, a universal law. Compare synonyms for NORMAL; USUAL.

   Synonyms:
   common, commonplace, customary, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, normal, ordinary, popular, public, universal, usual

   Antonyms:
   exceptional, infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusual

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rifeadjective

   most frequent or common

   "prevailing winds"

   Synonyms:
   overabundant, rife, predominate, dominant, prevailing, predominant, plethoric, prevalent, preponderating, overriding, paramount, preponderant

   Antonyms:
   infrequent

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. prevalentadjective

   Synonyms:
   superior, victorious, predominant, successful

2. prevalentadjective

   Synonyms:
   powerful, efficacious, effectual

3. prevalentadjective

   Synonyms:
   received (generally), established, current, ordinary, usual, PREVAILING, widely extended, most general

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1. List of paraphrases for "prevalent":

   prevailing, widespread, frequent, predominant, dominant, prevalence, common, pervasive, rife, rampant, commonplace

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1. Deputy City Attorney Kevin McConnell:

   I think there was a feeling now (that) this is going to become more prevalent, and it’s something that needs to be dealt with.

2. Greg Mayer:

   The 'aha' moment came when we saw how much more prevalent resistant sequences were downwind than upwind, it was not just higher in some of them—it was 4,000 percent more. It made me not want to breathe.

3. Michael Sonnenshein:

   There used to be a prevalent narrative that because bitcoin is not something you'd go to the store to buy a latte with, it's failed. That's no longer the case.

4. James Versalovic:

   With travel-associated cases of the Zika virus becoming more prevalent in the United States, coupled with the looming increase in mosquito exposure during spring and summer months, we must be prepared for a surge of Zika testing demand.

5. Keith Ellison:

   People feel fear, trepidation, hurt feelings, but you know what mostly the prevalent feeling is? A surge of patriotism.