Synonyms for prevalence
preva·lence

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1. prevalence

   Synonyms:
   custom, power, influence, operation, extension, predominance, superiority, influence, efficacy, preponderance

   Antonyms:
   disuse, desuetude, obsoleteness, decay, evanescence, disappearance, mitigation, subordination, collapse, abandonment, abolition, diminution, subsidence, subjection

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1. prevalencenoun

   the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread

   "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"

   Synonyms:
   preponderance

2. prevalencenoun

   (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population

   Synonyms:
   preponderance

3. preponderance, prevalencenoun

   a superiority in numbers or amount

   "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"

   Synonyms:
   preponderance

Matched Categories

1. • Epidemiology
   • Generality
   • Number
   • Ratio

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1. prevalencenoun

   Synonyms:
   superiority, success, predominance, preponderance, prosperity

2. prevalencenoun

   Synonyms:
   influence, efficacy, power, force, strength

3. prevalencenoun

   Synonyms:
   universality, wide extension, general reception

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1. List of paraphrases for "prevalence":

   incidence, predominance, frequency, prevalences, prevalent, dominance, preponderance, spread

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prevalence

   Synonyms:
   Epidemiology Extent, proportion Statistics Pretest probability, prior probability

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1. The OECD report:

   The quantity of drugs consumed has increased over time in many therapeutic classes, these trends reflect an increasing demand for pharmaceuticals resulting from the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, population aging (and) changes in clinical practices.

2. Daisy Christensen:

   We don't know why the prevalence of autism did not change significantly, it's too soon to tell whether the percentage of children with autism is stabilizing.

3. Havelock Ellis:

   The prevalence of suicide, without doubt, is a test of height in civilization; it means that the population is winding up its nervous and intellectual system to the utmost point of tension and that sometimes it snaps.

4. Antonia Nemanich:

   I think all of that plays into this, and the regulations haven’t kept pace with the increased prevalence of the product.

5. Akhil Jain:

   Our study should be considered as a foundation for future research to clearly establish heart disease burden in young adults with prediabetes, given the prevalence of prediabetes of nearly one-third of adults in the U.S..