📈Prevalent

adjective
/ˈprevələnt/

Meaning

widespread; existing very commonly; generally occurring
widespread or commonly occurring

Example Sentences

Smoking is still prevalent among teenagers despite health warnings.

Flu is prevalent during the winter season.

Synonyms

widespread, common, frequent, extensive, rampant, prevailing
Entry 1
widespread, common, frequent, extensive
Entry 2
widespread, common, frequent, rampant, prevailing

Antonyms

rare, uncommon, infrequent, isolated, unusual
Entry 1
rare, uncommon, infrequent, isolated
Entry 2
rare, uncommon, unusual

Collocations

prevalent disease, prevalent opinion, prevalent practice, prevalent belief, prevalent trend
Entry 1
prevalent disease, prevalent opinion, prevalent practice
Entry 2
prevalent belief, prevalent practice, prevalent trend, prevalent disease

More Example Sentences

The gig economy and freelancing will become even more prevalent in the future.

Related Vocabularies

harmful; unfavorable; opposing; negative
lasting for or involving a short period of time
childishly silly or immature
Direct and honest in speech or behavior; straightforward.
Unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
Determined and willing to fight or argue; also messy or disorganized.

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