Synonyms for preponderant

Most common

dominant · predominant · overriding · predominate

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Having greater or the greatest weight, quantity, importance or force.

   Women continue to play a preponderant role in caregiving.

Example sentences

• dominant As a dominant, I need aftercare after some scenes.
• predominant Islam is Algeria's predominant religion.
• predominate Muslims predominate in this area.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

supreme²

8 letters

dominant³

9 letters

paramount³

10 letters

overriding⁴

11 letters

predominant⁴, predominate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (supreme² = 2 syllables).