GRE vocabulary
prevalent
widespread or common in a particular place or time
In a sentence
Prevalent in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing prevalent in a sentence.
Such superstitions were prevalent throughout the region for centuries.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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Questions about “prevalent”
Prevalent (adjective) means widespread or common in a particular place or time
Here is prevalent used in an example sentence: "Such superstitions were prevalent throughout the region for centuries."
Common synonyms for prevalent include widespread, common, rife, prevailing.
Antonyms of prevalent include rare, uncommon, scarce.
Prevalent is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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