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predominant
pre·dom·i·nant P0517400 (prĭ-dŏm′ə-nənt)adj.1. Having the most importance, influence, or force: the predominant theory in the field.2. Most common or conspicuous; main or prevalent: "Egrets, gulls and small mammals are the predominant wildlife on the island these days" (Dan McCoubrey).
[Medieval Latin praedomināns, praedominant-, present participle of praedominārī, to predominate; see predominate.]
pre·dom′i·nant·ly adv.predominant (prɪˈdɒmɪnənt) adj1. having superiority in power, influence, etc, over others2. prevailing; prominent preˈdominance, preˈdominancy npre•dom•i•nant (prɪˈdɒm ə nənt)
adj. 1. having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent. 2. preponderant; prominent: the predominant color of a painting. [1570–80; < Medieval Latin] pre•dom′i•nant•ly, adv. syn: See dominant. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | predominant - most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"prevailing, prevalent, rife, dominantfrequent - coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints" | | 2. | predominant - having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"overriding, paramount, predominate, preponderant, preponderatingdominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" |
predominantadjective1. main, chief, prevailing, notable, paramount, prevalent, preponderant Amanda's predominant emotion was one of confusion.2. principal, leading, important, prime, controlling, ruling, chief, capital, primary, supreme, prominent, superior, dominant, sovereign, top-priority, ascendant He played a predominant role in shaping French economic policy
principal minor, secondary, subordinate, inferior, unimportant, uninfluentialpredominantadjective1. Having preeminent significance:ascendant, dominant, prepotent, prevailing, regnant, ruling, supreme.2. Most generally existing or encountered at a given time:current, prevailing, prevalent, regnant, rife, widespread.Translationspredominate (priˈdomineit) verb to be the stronger or greater in amount, size, number etc. In this part of the country industry predominates (over agriculture). 佔優勢 占优势preˈdominant adjective stronger, more numerous, more noticeable etc. The English language is predominant in America. 佔優勢的 占优势的preˈdominantly adverb 佔優勢(地) 占优势（地） preˈdominance noun 佔優勢 占优势
predominant
Related to predominant: wavererSynonyms for predominantadj mainSynonyms- main
- chief
- prevailing
- notable
- paramount
- prevalent
- preponderant
adj principalSynonyms- principal
- leading
- important
- prime
- controlling
- ruling
- chief
- capital
- primary
- supreme
- prominent
- superior
- dominant
- sovereign
- top-priority
- ascendant
Antonyms- minor
- secondary
- subordinate
- inferior
- unimportant
- uninfluential
Synonyms for predominantadj having preeminent significanceSynonyms- ascendant
- dominant
- prepotent
- prevailing
- regnant
- ruling
- supreme
adj most generally existing or encountered at a given timeSynonyms- current
- prevailing
- prevalent
- regnant
- rife
- widespread
Synonyms for predominantadj most frequent or commonSynonyms- prevailing
- prevalent
- rife
- dominant
Related Wordsadj having superior power and influenceSynonyms- overriding
- paramount
- predominate
- preponderant
- preponderating
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