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Another word for predominant

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Adjective

  1. Having preeminent significance

    See also:

    important

  2. Most generally existing or encountered at a given time

    See also:

    specific

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Another word for predominant

Modifier

  1. Supreme in power

    See also:

    powerful

    Antonyms:

  2. Of first importance

    See also:

    principal

Synonym Study

  • Preponderant implies superiority in amount, weight, power, importance, etc. the preponderant religion of a country
  • Preeminent implies prominence because of surpassing excellence the preeminent writer of his time
  • Paramount is applied to that which ranks first in importance, authority, etc. of paramount interest to me
  • Dominant refers to that which dominates or controls, or has the greatest effect dominant characteristics in genetics
  • Predominant refers to that which is at the moment uppermost in importance or influence the predominant reason for his refusal
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Sentence Examples

  • Calcareous lands are predominant, especially in the uplands.

  • Various types of granite are the predominant variety.

  • winds are predominant on the Black Sea coast.

  • An important academical position was, on the other hand, one of the reasons why a physician not very different in his way of thinking from the English physicians of the age of Queen Anne was able to take a far more predominant position in the medical world.

  • The ultimate cause of the predominant form of federal government may be the geographical diversity of the country.

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