Synonyms for preponderance
prɪˈpɒn dər ənspre·pon·der·ance

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1. preponderancenoun

   superiority in power or influence

   "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power"

   Synonyms:
   prevalence

2. preponderance, prevalencenoun

   a superiority in numbers or amount

   "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"

   Synonyms:
   prevalence

3. preponderancenoun

   exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight

   "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"

   Synonyms:
   prevalence

Matched Categories

1. • Heaviness
   • Number
   • Power

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1. preponderancenoun

   Synonyms:
   outweighing, preponderation

2. preponderancenoun

   Synonyms:
   superiority, ascendency, superior influence

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1. List of paraphrases for "preponderance":

   predominance, balance, paramountcy, dominance, salience, precedence, over-emphasis, reassertion, prevalence

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1. Travis Pickering:

   There is a preponderance of them here, and what we think is this is perhaps a specialization site, where they were working hides. And that is indicative of a very cognitively advanced sort of society.

2. Arlington Police Chief Will Johnson:

   Based on a preponderance of evidence available to me and facts revealed by the investigative team, I have decided to terminate Officer Miller's employment with the Arlington police department for exercising poor judgment.

3. Columbia University:

   The investigation identified localized instances of plagiarism, but concluded that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that Monica Crowley committed research misconduct, for the dissertation to stand, Columbia University required certain corrections, which Monica Crowley has provided.

4. Julia Pollak:

   The preponderance of evidence suggests that the labor market is still nowhere near back to normal.

5. Judge Susan Garsh:

   The commonwealth has not met its burden of showing by the preponderance of evidence that the statement was made while the victim was under belief of actual imminent death.