preponderant

[pri-pon-der-uhnt]

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adjective

superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.

Origin of preponderant

1650–60; < Latin praeponderant- (stem of praeponderāns), present participle of praeponderāre to outweigh. See pre-, ponder, -ant

Related formspre·pon·der·ant·ly, adverb

Synonyms for preponderant

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overpowering, overruling, major, dominant.

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Related Words for preponderant

dominant, overpowering, overriding, powerful, predominant, significant, superior

Examples from the Web for preponderant

Historical Examples of preponderant

When they arrived at the Persian court the influence of Pelopidas was preponderant with the Persian.
Hellenica
Xenophon
But may not the areas of preponderant movement have changed in the lapse of ages?
On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
The deeper zone in which anamorphism is preponderant is called the zone of anamorphism.
The Economic Aspect of Geology
C. K. Leith
In Spain itself the French party was preponderant, but not unopposed.
Battles of English History
H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
Of these three motives the one last named has been preponderant.
Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits;
Clark S. Beardslee

British Dictionary definitions for preponderant

preponderant

adjective

greater in weight, force, influence, etc

Derived Formspreponderantly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for preponderant

adj.

mid-15c., from Latin praeponderantem (nominative praeponderans), present participle of praeponderare (see preponderate).