English adjective: predominant | |||
| 1. | predominant most frequent or common | ||
| Samples | Prevailing winds. | ||
| Synonyms | dominant, prevailing, prevalent, rife | ||
| Similar | frequent | ||
| Antonyms | infrequent | ||
| 2. | predominant having superior power and influence | ||
| Samples | The predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism. | ||
| Synonyms | overriding, paramount, predominate, preponderant, preponderating | ||
| Similar | dominant | ||
| Antonyms | subordinate, low-level | ||