prevailing
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prevailing
- /pɹɪˈveɪ.lɪŋ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪlɪŋ
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By surface analysis, prevail + -ing.
adjective more prevailing · most prevailing · prævailing · prævaling
- Predominant; of greatest force. The prevailing opinion was for additional planning time.
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Prevalent, common, widespread.
Fever and dysentery are the most prevailing diseases in this division, more particularly the latter, which is one of the most destructive amongst the troops in India, and particularly so in the European constitution.
Similar: pervasive
Similar: ubiquitous
verb prævailing · prævaling
- present participle and gerund of prevail
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: predominant, prevalent, rife, frequent, current, paramount, main, prevalence, principal, preponderant, effective, actual, widespread, major, general, applicable
adjective
Similar: ubiquitous
Translations
Every language
adj predominant
| Español | prevaleciente |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | herrschend |
| Italiano | prevalente, predominante |
| Ελληνικά | επικρατών epikratón |
Talk about this word "prevailing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prevailing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. prevailing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prevailing "prevailing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prevailing.Cite this
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title = {prevailing},
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