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Preponderant

adjective/pɹɪpˈɑːndɚɹənt/
Definition
having superior power and influence
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pɹɪpˈɑːndɚɹənt/
🇬🇧British English
/pɹɪpˈɒndəɹənt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pɹɪpˈɒndəɹənt/
4 syllables Say it as /pɹɪpˈɑːndɚɹənt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivehaving superior power and influence
“the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism”
Word Forms
predominancenounthe state of being predominant over others
preponderancenounsuperiority in power or influence
preponderateverbweigh more heavily
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
überwiegend
über überlegene Macht und Einfluss verfügen
🇫🇷French
prépondérant
avoir un pouvoir et une influence supérieurs
🇪🇸Spanish
preponderante
tener poder e influencia superiores
🇮🇹Italian
preponderante
avere potere e influenza superiori
🇳🇱Dutch
overheersend
met superieure macht en invloed
🇵🇹Portuguese
preponderante
ter poder e influência superiores
🇷🇺Russian
преобладающий
обладающий превосходящей властью и влиянием
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रबल
श्रेष्ठ शक्ति और प्रभाव होना
🇮🇳Tamil
முன்னோடி
உயர்ந்த சக்தி மற்றும் செல்வாக்கு கொண்டது
🇮🇳Telugu
ముందస్తు
ఉన్నతమైన శక్తి మరియు ప్రభావాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం
🇮🇳Marathi
अग्रगण्य
उच्च शक्ती आणि प्रभाव असणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રબળ
શ્રેષ્ઠ શક્તિ અને પ્રભાવ ધરાવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪೂರ್ವಭಾವಿ
ಉನ್ನತ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಭಾವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുൻതൂക്കം
ഉയർന്ന ശക്തിയും സ്വാധീനവും ഉള്ളത്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ
ਉੱਚ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਹੋਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
غالب
اعلی طاقت اور اثر و رسوخ کا حامل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
占优势的
拥有优越的权力和影响力
🇯🇵Japanese
優勢な
優れた権力と影響力を持っている
🇰🇷Korean
우세한
우월한 권력과 영향력을 갖고 있는
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vượt trội hơn
có quyền lực và ảnh hưởng vượt trội
🇹🇭Thai
เหนือกว่า
มีอำนาจและอิทธิพลเหนือกว่า
🇮🇩Indonesian
lebih besar
mempunyai kekuasaan dan pengaruh yang lebih tinggi
🇵🇭Filipino
nangingibabaw
pagkakaroon ng higit na kapangyarihan at impluwensya
🇲🇾Malay
utama
mempunyai kuasa dan pengaruh yang unggul
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الغالب
امتلاك قوة ونفوذ متفوقين
🇮🇷Persian
غالب
داشتن قدرت و نفوذ برتر
🇹🇷Turkish
baskın
üstün güce ve nüfuza sahip olmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
עִקָרִי
בעל כוח והשפעה עליונים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'preponderant'?
The primary meaning of 'preponderant' is 'having superior power and influence'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'preponderant' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'preponderant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'preponderant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'preponderant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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