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prevalent

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

widespread or common in a particular place or time

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Prevalent in a sentence

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Such superstitions were prevalent throughout the region for centuries.

Synonyms
widespreadcommonrifeprevailing
Antonyms
rareuncommonscarce
Common questions

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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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