Another word for prevailing
prevailing
modif.
prevalent, general, current, rife, popular, common, regular, steady, predominant, dominant, universal, worldwide, sweeping, comprehensive, widespread, rampant, ruling, chief, principal, usual; see also common 1.
prevailing applies to that which leads all others in acceptance, usage, belief, etc. at a given time and in a given place a prevailing practice; current refers to that which is commonly accepted or in general usage at the time specified or, if unspecified, at the present time a pronunciation current in the 18th century; prevalent implies widespread occurrence or acceptance but does not now connote the predominance of prevailinga prevalent belief; rife implies rapidly increasing prevalence and often connotes excitement or alarm rumors about war were rife
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Another word for prevailing
Most generally existing or encountered at a given time:
current, predominant, prevalent, regnant, rife, widespread. See specificHaving preeminent significance:
ascendant, dominant, predominant, prepotent, regnant, ruling, supreme. See important
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