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predominant

/pɹɪˈdɒmɪnənt/adjective4 syllables

Predominant means: having superior power and influence.

Synonyms for predominant10

adjective, as in having superior power and influence

overriding, paramount, predominate, preponderant, preponderating, dominant

adjective, as in most frequent or common

prevailing, prevalent, dominant, rife, frequent

What does predominant mean?2

adjective

1

having superior power and influence“the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism”

2

most frequent or common“prevailing winds”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with predominant?2

three syllables

prominentdominant
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Predominant in a sentence

  • In northern Portugal, mountains and plateaus are predominant.unknown
  • You could say that France is the predominant cultural power in Europe.sharris123
  • The predominant belief since the dissolution of the Soviet Union has been that another world is not possible.shekitten

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