prevailing
Predominant; of greatest force.
Example
“The prevailing opinion was for additional planning time.”
Other meanings
Prevalent, common, widespread.
Synonyms
- prevalent
- predominant
- dominant
Related words
- prevailingly
- prevailingness
- unprevailing
- prevailing party
- prevailing wind
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “prevailing” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.