prevailing

Verb

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
• be valid, applicable, or true
• continue to exist
• prove superior
• use persuasion successfully
• present participle and gerund of prevail

Adjective Satellite

• most frequent or common
  • "prevailing winds"

Adj

• Predominant; of greatest force.
• Prevalent, common, widespread.

Examples

• The prevailing opinion was for additional planning time.

Synonyms

die hard, dominant, dominate, endure, hold, obtain, persist, predominant, predominate, prevail, prevalent, reign, rife, rule, run, triumph, pervasive, ubiquitous, widespread

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