Synonyms for prevail
Definitions
- v. 1
To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.
- v. 2
To triumph; to be victorious.
- v. 3
To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.
- v. 4
To succeed in persuading or inducing.
I prevailed on him to wait.
Related words
- Word family
- prevalence prevalent
- Phrases
- prevail upon saner heads prevail cooler heads prevail
Forms
- Past participle
- prevailed
e.g. prevailed → persisted, endured, passed, abid…
Example sentences
- endure They had to endure great hardship during the war.
- persist You should persist in your efforts to learn English.
- dominate The Dominate in the Roman Empire did not last long.
- predominate Muslims predominate in this area.
- triumph The host country's triumph has a seismic effect.
- persuade Will it do me any good to try to persuade him now?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prevail | falling | |
| endure | rising | |
| persist | steady | |
| dominate | rising | |
| predominate | falling | |
| triumph | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- top1, run1, win1
- 4 letters
- hold1, pass1, rule1
- 5 letters
- reign1, excel2, abide2
- 6 letters
- obtain2, exceed2, endure2, induce2, abound2
- 7 letters
- succeed2, triumph2, conquer2, persist2, prosper2
- 8 letters
- overcome3, dominate3, persuade2
- 11 letters
- predominate4
- 12 letters
- preponderate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excel2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- prévaloir
- Italiano
- prevalere
- Español
- prevalecer