Synonyms for predominant
- adjective
Most common
dominant prevalent prevailing ascendant predominate preponderant
Definitions
- adj. 1
Common or widespread; prevalent.
- adj. 2
Significant or important; dominant.
Related words
- Word family
- predominancy predominantly predominance predominate
Example sentences
- dominant As a dominant, I need aftercare after some scenes.
- prevalent Plastic is the most prevalent type of marine debris.
- prevailing Bad cold is prevailing throughout the country.
- ascendant My ascendant in Scorpio always helps me achieve truly intellectual feats.
- predominate Muslims predominate in this area.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| predominant | falling | |
| dominant | rising | |
| prevalent | steady | |
| prevailing | falling | |
| ascendant | rising | |
| predominate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rife1
- 6 letters
- common2, ruling2
- 7 letters
- supreme2, regnant
- 8 letters
- superior4, dominant3, epidemic4, pandemic3, reigning2
- 9 letters
- sovereign2, prevalent3, paramount3, ascendant3
- 10 letters
- prevailing3, overriding4
- 11 letters
- controlling3, predominate4
- 12 letters
- preponderant
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (common2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- prédominant
- Italiano
- predominante