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[ pri-vey-ling ] / prɪˈveɪ lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prevailing ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepredominant: prevailing winds. generally current: the prevailing opinion. having superior power or influence. effectual. Origin of prevailingFirst recorded in 1580–90; prevail + -ing2 SYNONYMS FOR prevailing1 preponderant, preponderating, dominant; prevalent. 2 common. 4 effective. SEE SYNONYMS FOR prevailing ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR prevailingSEE ANTONYMS FOR prevailing ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for prevailing2. See current. OTHER WORDS FROM prevailingpre·vail·ing·ly, adverbpre·vail·ing·ness, nounun·pre·vail·ing, adjectiveWords nearby prevailingPre-U, Preussen, prev., Prevacid, prevail, prevailing, prevailing westerlies, prevailing wind, prevail on, Préval, prevalence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prevailingSince the 1950s, fluoride has adapted itself to the prevailing concerns of the time. Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST What sets him apart from so many of his contemporaries was his rare immunity from the influence of prevailing ideas. The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler|John Henry Crosby|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The prevailing color is pink; the headgear: red bows and ears; the guests: super giddy. Explosion of Cute: Inside the Superfan Mania of Hello Kitty Con 2014|Sarah Bay Williams|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Press releases show it briefly advocated against a prevailing wage for education projects in 2009 before falling off the radar. Mystery Man Buys Kentucky for the GOP|Center for Public Integrity|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The prevailing mood is highly pressured, nervous, and occasionally angry. A City Hall Affair to Remember|Lloyd Grove|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST The country for five to ten miles to the east of our track appeared open and grassy, basalt being the prevailing rock. Journals of Australian Explorations|A C and F T Gregory It was the prevailing belief during the middle ages, that the tree on which Judas hanged himself was an elder. The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman, Volume II of II|William Langland Out of the prevailing silence he suddenly distinguished voices at hand, and the sound awoke him to partial interest. Beth Norvell|Randall Parrish Some assert that it is only a leap, and this is the prevailing opinion. The Ocean Waifs|Mayne Reid He is the ruling power of external religion, as the High Priestess is the prevailing genius of the esoteric, withdrawn power. The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence
British Dictionary definitions for prevailing
adjectivegenerally accepted; widespreadthe prevailing opinion most frequent or conspicuous; predominantthe prevailing wind is from the north Derived forms of prevailingprevailingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to prevailingprevalent, predominant, universal, current, rampant, usual, established, set, steady, sweeping, ruling, preponderating, predominating, by the numbers, catholic, common, comprehensive, customary, ecumenical, familiar |