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  1. The meaning of PREPONDERANT is having superior weight, force, or influence. How to use preponderant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Preponderant.

  2. Definition and high quality example sentences with “preponderant” in context from reliable sources - Ludwig is the linguistic search engine that helps you to write better in English

  3. (prɪˈpɑndərənt) adjective. superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing. a preponderant misconception. SYNONYMS overpowering, overruling, major, dominant. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms.

  4. adjective. Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing; -- used literally and figuratively; as, a preponderant weight; of preponderant importance. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

  5. Definitions of preponderant. adjective. having superior power or influence. synonyms: overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderating, prepotent. dominant. exercising influence or control. Cite this entry.

  6. Examples of preponderant. preponderant. Presence of females among the principal group in a multiple inhumation causes us to believe that women had a preponderant role within the society. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

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  8. From the Cambridge English Corpus. My suspicion is motivated by the fact that preponderant use of one language in a given situation is accounted for either by referring to language dominance. From the Cambridge English Corpus. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.