Synonyms for prevalent
ˈprɛv ə ləntpreva·lent

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1. prevalent

   Common signifies frequently occurring, not out of the regular course, not exceptional; hence, not above the average, not excellent or distinguished, inferior, or even low; common also signifies pertaining to or participated in by two or more persons or things; as, sorrow is common to the race. General may signify pertaining equally to all of a class, race, etc., but very commonly signifies pertaining to the greater number, but not necessarily to all. Universal applies to all without exception; general applies to all with possible or comparatively slight exceptions; common applies to very many without deciding whether they are even a majority. A common remark is one we often hear; a general experience is one that comes to the majority of people; a universal experience is one from which no human being is exempt. It is dangerous for a debater to affirm a universal proposition, since that can be negatived by a single exception, while a general statement is not invalidated even by adducing many exceptions. We say a common opinion, common experience, a general rule, general truth, a universal law. Compare synonyms for NORMAL; USUAL.

   Synonyms:
   common, commonplace, customary, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, normal, ordinary, popular, public, universal, usual

   Antonyms:
   exceptional, infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusual

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1. prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rifeadjective

   most frequent or common

   "prevailing winds"

   Synonyms:
   overabundant, rife, predominate, dominant, prevailing, predominant, plethoric, preponderating, overriding, paramount, preponderant

   Antonyms:
   infrequent

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1. prevalentadjective

   Synonyms:
   superior, victorious, predominant, successful

2. prevalentadjective

   Synonyms:
   powerful, efficacious, effectual

3. prevalentadjective

   Synonyms:
   received (generally), established, current, ordinary, usual, PREVAILING, widely extended, most general

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1. List of paraphrases for "prevalent":

   prevailing, widespread, frequent, predominant, dominant, prevalence, common, pervasive, rife, rampant, commonplace

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1. Andrew Pedtke:

   The most prevalent population of amputees are vascular diabetics, so they tend to be a little bit older, and they’re not necessarily as mobile as some of the younger trauma folks or warriors, they’re looking for something that’s really helpful and gets them along in everyday life, is liberating, they just want to get up and move around.

2. Emma Stone:

   I've learned on a macro level about the insane history of whitewashing in Attention Hollywood and how prevalent the problem truly is, it's ignited a conversation that's very important.

3. Jonathan Ball:

   We would need to see all of the genetic data to get a feel for how related the human and pangolin viruses are, and also gain an understanding of how prevalent this virus is in pangolins and whether or not these were being sold in the Wuhan wet markets.

4. James Versalovic:

   With travel-associated cases of the Zika virus becoming more prevalent in the United States, coupled with the looming increase in mosquito exposure during spring and summer months, we must be prepared for a surge of Zika testing demand.

5. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP -RRB- Guttman:

   It often starts from one or two patches but in up to 20% of patients it progresses to involve the entire body hair (universalis) or totalis (entire scalp hair), it is also highly prevalent in children, bringing much distress to the children and the entire family. It is a highly devastating disease emotionally as losing hair has a tremendous impact on the well-being and the way we see ourselves.