prevailing in English

adjective

1

existing at a particular time; current.

the unfavorable prevailing economic conditions

verb

1

prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious.

it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion

synonyms: win, win out/through, triumph, be victorious, carry the day, come out on top, succeed, prove superior, conquer, overcome, rule, reign

adjective

current, existing, prevalent, usual, common, general, widespread
rife, prevalent, predominant, dominant

verb

win, exist, obtain, endure, reign, triumph
win, win out/through, triumph, be victorious, carry the day, come out on top, succeed, prove superior, conquer, overcome, rule, reign
exist, be in existence, be present, be the case, occur, be prevalent, be current, be the order of the day, be customary, be common, be widespread, be in force/effect, obtain
obtain, hold
endure, persist, die hard, run
reign, predominate, rule, dominate
triumph

Use "prevailing" in a sentence

1. The World’s Prevailing Spirit

2. Reverse the prevailing tide.

3. “Growing and Prevailing” Despite Opposition

4. Gradually the prevailing barbarism was tempered.

5. PREVAILING WAGE INTENTS AND Affidavits (PWIA)

6. In circulation; prevailing: Rumors are Afloat.

7. The prevailing mood is one of optimism.

8. 1 word related to Antitrades: prevailing wind

9. 14 Gradually the prevailing barbarism was tempered.

10. What is the world’s prevailing spirit?

11. The prevailing exchange rate system is lopsided.

12. Recognition Courtesies prevailing locally for foreign officials

13. Plague was then prevailing in that city.

14. There's a prevailing arrogance within the computer industry.

15. I have been fighting the prevailing decadence for years.

16. Dietz has a reputation for prevailing in the courtroom.

17. This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.

18. 24 The prevailing mood of public opinion remained hostile.

19. Are you capable of sailing in the prevailing conditions?

20. An excellent situation is prevailing in the foreing trade.

21. The building's sloping edge deflects the prevailing wind.

22. He wore his hair in the prevailing fashion.

23. The prevailing mood of public opinion remained hostile.

24. The prevailing current flows from east to west.

25. Paternalism Cohered with both the prevailing ethics of clinical …

26. Prevailing local opinion is against the new road proposals.

27. Indulged slothfulness is at the bottom of prevailing self-Conceitedness

28. 2 The wall gives some protection from the prevailing wind.

29. Certainly the pagan teachings prevailing then were “beggarly elementary things.”

30. And even for the prevailing types most precepts prove transitory.

31. So prevailing a gentleman would not become in any degree pitiable.

32. 5 That is an accurate description of this world’s prevailing spirit.

33. Fry opposed the penal reformers' prevailing orthodoxy of solitary confinement.

34. We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons.

35. Florin dismissed any notion of martial law-like conditions prevailing.

36. The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.

37. 17 She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.

38. Injustices and inequalities abound and multiply —whatever the prevailing ideology may be.

39. The prevailing view seems to be that they will find her guilty.

40. The same ambivalence is evident in the prevailing attitude toward language.

41. Conformity definition, action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc

42. Further evidence for perpendicular fan orientation to the prevailing current is reported.

43. In the final analysis, prevailing practice should be taken into account.

44. The prevailing winds are blowing the fallout to the east and north.

45. 18 The spirit prevailing in the world today promotes materialism and competition.

46. A barometer is to be available for indicating the prevailing atmospheric pressure.

47. She wore her hair in the prevailing fashion and looked ever prettier.

48. In official circles, the prevailing view is that poverty is an absolute concept.

49. The prevailing ocean currents of the area carry warm water to the west.

50. Prospects for increase in trade momentum remain bleak in the prevailing global economic environment.