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Synonyms for prevailing
prɪˈveɪ lɪŋ
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Princeton's WordNet
prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife(adj)
most frequent or common
"prevailing winds"
Synonyms:
overabundant, rife, predominate, dominant, predominant, plethoric, prevalent, preponderating, overriding, paramount, preponderantAntonyms:
infrequent
English Synonyms and Antonyms
prevailing
Usual (Latin usus, use, habit, wont) signifies such as regularly or often recurs in the ordinary course of events, or is habitually repeated in the life of the same person. Ordinary (Latin ordo, order) signifies according to an established order, hence of everyday occurrence. In strictness, common and general apply to the greater number of individuals in a class; but both words are in good use as applying to the greater number of instances in a series, so that it is possible to speak of one person's common practise or general custom, tho ordinary or usual would in such case be preferable. Compare GENERAL; NORMAL.
Synonyms:
accustomed, common, customary, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, normal, ordinary, prevalent, public, regular, usual, wontedAntonyms:
exceptional, extraordinary, infrequent, out-of-the-way, rare, singular, strange, uncommon, unparalleled, unusual
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
prevailing
Synonyms:
controlling, ruling, influential, operative, predominant, prevalent, rife, ascendant, most general, most commonAntonyms:
mitigated, diminishing, subordinate, powerless
Dictionary of English Synonymes
prevailing(a.)
Synonyms:
effectual, dominant, predominant, efficacious, preponderatingprevailing(a.)
Synonyms:
received (at the present time), current, established, ordinary, usual, PREVALENT, widely extended, most general
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "prevailing":
dominant, predominant, prevalent, reigning, existing, current, mainstream, pervasive, widespread
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#162 | public | |
#191 | general | |
#328 | current | |
#736 | common | |
#1299 | regular | |
#1390 | existing | |
#1458 | normal | |
#4152 | usual | |
#4263 | familiar | |
#4394 | everyday | |
#4690 | ordinary | |
#5997 | frequent | |
#6967 | controlling | |
#7180 | ruling | |
#7495 | mainstream | |
#7834 | dominant | |
#8689 | widespread | |
#10303 | operative | |
#11669 | paramount | |
#12484 | influential | |
#14484 | prevailing | |
#17672 | prevalent | |
#18078 | customary | |
#19080 | pervasive | |
#19698 | accustomed | |
#23124 | predominant | |
#26134 | overriding | |
#29136 | ascendant | |
#30729 | habitual | |
#33009 | rife | |
#37619 | reigning | |
#56587 | predominate | |
#164343 | wonted | |
#192580 | preponderant | |
#291090 | overabundant |
How to use prevailing in a sentence?
The prevailing situation where a great war for national reunification is at hand requires all the KPA (Korean People's Army) units to become (elite) Guard Units fully prepared for war politically and ideologically, in military technique and materially.
Mountains and favorable prevailing winds combine to create some of northern Scandinavia's most cloud-free skies.
The evaluation concluded that for Shell, the development of the project does not fit with the company's strategy, particularly in the economic climate prevailing in the energy industry.
We began our discussions at a time when the prevailing view was that the 'Remain' campaign would succeed, an outcome we would have preferred and publicly supported.
The prevailing sentiment across retailing is that the customer has less interest in shopping in stores, whether it be traditional department stores or other luxury specialty stores.
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