preponderantadjective
uk/prɪˈpɒn.dər.ənt/us/prɪˈpɑːn.dɚ.ənt/formalimportant or large:
Music does not play a very preponderant role in the school's teaching.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Very important or urgent
- all-important
- arch
- at all cost(s) idiom
- be a matter of life and/or death idiom
- burning
- chief
- considerable
- critical
- major league
- make the world go around/round idiom
- materially
- minor league
- mission-critical
- radical
- sacred
- salient
- serious
- seriously
- substantial
- substantially
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preponderate
verb [ I ] uk/prɪˈpɒn.dər.eɪt/us/prɪˈpɑːn.dɚ.eɪt/
Although it was a mixed class, girls preponderated.