predominance

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: pre=dom=i=nance

CIDE DICTIONARY

predominance, n. [Cf. F. prédominance.].

•  The quality or state of being predominant; superiority; ascendency; prevalence; predomination.  [1913 Webster]

  "The predominance of conscience over interest."  [1913 Webster]
•  The superior influence of a planet.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

predominance

accomplishment, advantage, ascendance, ascendancy, authority, balance of power, charisma, charm, clout, consequence, control, credit, deanship, dominance, dominancy, domination, dominion, effect, eminence, eminent domain, enchantment, esteem, excellence, favor, force, good feeling, greatness, hegemony, hold, importance, incidental power, incomparability, influence, influentiality, inimitability, insinuation, lead, leadership, leverage, magnetism, majority, mastery, moment, one-upmanship, overlordship, personality, persuasion, potency, power, precedence, predominancy, predomination, preeminence, preponderance, prepotence, prepotency, prerogative, pressure, prestige, primacy, principality, priority, privilege, purchase, reign, repute, right-of-way, rule, say, seniority, skill, sovereignty, suasion, subtle influence, success, suggestion, superiority, supremacy, suzerainship, suzerainty, sway, transcendence, transcendency, upper hand, virtuosity, weight, whip hand

ROGET THESAURUS

predominance

Influence

N influence, importance, weight, pressure, preponderance, prevalence, sway, predominance, predominancy, ascendency, dominance, reign, control, domination, pull, authority, capability, effect, interest, synergy (cooperation), footing, purchase, play, leverage, vantage ground, tower of strength, host in himself, protection, patronage, auspices, influential, effective, important, weighty, prevailing, prevalent, rife, rampant, dominant, regnant, predominant, in the ascendant, hegemonical, with telling effect, tel maure tel valet.