'Predominating' definitions:
Definition of 'Predominating'
From: GCIDE
- Predominate \Pre*dom"i*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Predominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Predominating.] [Pref. pre- + dominate: cf. F. pr['e]dominer.] To be superior in number, strength, influence, or authority; to have controlling power or influence; to prevail; to rule; to have the mastery; as, love predominated in her heart. [1913 Webster]
- [Certain] rays may predominate over the rest. --Sir. I. Newton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'predominating'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accustomed,
- average,
- besetting,
- common,
- commonplace,
- conventional,
- current,
- customary,
- dominant,
- epidemic,
- everyday,
- familiar,
- habitual,
- household,
- normal,
- normative,
- ordinary,
- pandemic,
- popular,
- predominant,
- prescriptive,
- prevailing,
- prevalent,
- rampant,
- regnant,
- regular,
- regulation,
- reigning,
- rife,
- routine,
- ruling,
- running,
- standard,
- stereotyped,
- stock,
- universal,
- usual,
- vernacular,
- wonted