prevailing
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- widespread, common, current, customary, established, fashionable, general, in vogue, ordinary, popular, prevalent, usual
- predominating, dominant, main, principal, ruling

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Contrasted words: exceptional, uncommon, unusual
Related Words: dominant, predominant, preponderant, common, familiar, ordinary, general, universal

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pre‧vail‧ing /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun]

1. existing or accepted in a particular place or at a particular time Synonym : current:
The prevailing mood of public opinion remained hostile.
the prevailing economic conditions in Northern Ireland

2. prevailing wind a wind that blows over a particular area most of the time

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