predominant

[ pri-dom-uh-nuhnt ]

adjective

1. having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
2. preponderant; prominent:

   a predominant trait; the predominant color of a painting.

predominant

/ prɪˈdɒmɪnənt /

adjective

1. having superiority in power, influence, etc, over others
2. prevailing; prominent

Derived Forms

• preˈdominance, noun

Other Words From

• pre·domi·nant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of predominant¹

1570–80; < Medieval Latin praedominant- (stem of praedomināns ), present participle of praedominārī to predominate. See pre-, dominant

Synonym Study

See dominant.

Example Sentences

Today, the bird of paradise is one of the predominant flora across the city.

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Even now, as polls track a spike in early voting among women, a predominant focus is how that trend translates into a loss of male votes.

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Sales of food pouches — soft bags with plastic spouts for easy consumption — have increased 900% since 2010, overtaking jarred purees as the predominant baby food on the market.

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Amid the long list of challenges now accompanying daily life in their Portuguese Bend community, the predominant feelings among many residents are mounting anxiety and frustration — and even anger — over a lack of responsibility, answers or assistance from anyone in charge.

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“It’s going to be a little hard to know where this is going to go, because right now, KP.3.1.1 really still is the predominant variant,” Hudson said.

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Related Words

• dominant
• dominating
• main
• potent
• prevailing
• prevalent
• weighty