preponderant[adjective]Synonyms: dominant, ascendant, master, overbearing, paramount, predominant, predominate, prevalent, regnant, sovereign
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pre‧pon‧de‧rant /prɪˈpɒndər
ənt $ -ˈpɑːn-/
adjective formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: present participle of praeponderare 'to weigh more than']
main, most important, or most frequent
—preponderantly adverb:
the preponderantly female staff at the factory [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲