preponderant

Meaning of preponderant

adjective
  1. predominant in influence, number, or importance.
    the preponderant influence of the US within the alliance

late Middle English: from Latin preponderant- ‘weighing more’, from the verb praeponderare (see preponderate).

Information about preponderant

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of preponderant

pre-pon-der-ant

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 12 chars.
  • preponderant is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

preponderant synonyms

Meaning overriding:

overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderating

Meaning having power and influence over others:

dominant

Meaning widespread in a particular area or at a particular time:

prevalent

Meaning higher in rank, status, or quality:

superior

Meaning highest in rank or authority:

supreme

Meaning rising in power or influence:

ascendant

Meaning determine the behaviour or supervise the running of:

controlling

Meaning be the strongest or main element; be greater in number or amount:

predominating

Meaning currently exercising authority or influence:

ruling

Meaning most important:

leading, chief

Meaning first in order of importance; main:

principal

Meaning chief in size or importance:

main

Meaning greater than others in power or influence:

prepotent

Words that rhyme with preponderant

rant, Amarant, Farant, amarant, compearant, declarant, disquiparant, equiparant, exhilarant, forbearant, nondeclarant, Brant, adumbrant, brant, celebrant, concelebrant, equilibrant, obumbrant, precelebrant, revibrant, terebrant, unvibrant, vibrant, Choudrant, dehydrant, drant, hydrant, quadrant, accelerant, adherant, adulterant, aerotolerant, agglomerant, alterant, cauterant, cooperant, cryotolerant, deliberant, delusterant, denumerant, desiderant, emerant, equiponderant, extuberant, exuberant, generant, imperant, imperceiverant, imperseverant, intemperant

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