preponderant
preponderant · more preponderant · most preponderant
Having greater or the greatest weight, quantity, importance or forceHaving greater or the greatest weight, quantity, importance or force.
Meaning
1 sensesHaving greater or the greatest weight, quantity, importance or force.
The judge gave preponderant weight to the physical evidence.
Women continue to play a preponderant role in caregiving.
More definitions
- having superior power and influence
Origin
From Latin praeponderāns, present participle of praeponderō (“to outweigh”).From Latin praeponderāns, present participle of praeponderō (“to outweigh”).
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Forms
more preponderant, most preponderant| Comparative | more preponderant Lesson |
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| Superlative | most preponderant Lesson |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- having superior power and influence:overridingparamountpredominantpredominatepreponderating
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form