predominantly

1. 1.

   much greater in number or influence

   “the patients are predominantly indigenous”

   Synonymspreponderantly

Questions about predominantly

What does predominantly mean?

predominantly means "much greater in number or influence".

How many syllables are in predominantly?

predominantly has 5 syllables: pred-o-mi-nant-ly. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˌpɹɪˈdɑmənəntˌli/.

What is another word for predominantly?

Close synonyms include preponderantly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is predominantly a common word?

predominantly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.