Antonyms for preponderance
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pri-pon-der-uhns |
| Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈpɒn dər əns |
Definition of preponderance
Origin :- 1680s, "greater weight," from Latin praeponderans, present participle of praeponderare "make heavier" (see preponderate). Sense of "greater importance" is from 1780; that of "greater number" is from 1845.
- noun great numbers; supremacy
- Preponderance of individuality was ever a bar to foreign travel.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- The preponderance of efficiency of equipment lay with the Germans.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
- What are the instruments for securing the preponderance of Altruism?
- Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) » by John Morley
- They were terrified, moreover, by the preponderance in number of their foes.
- Extract from : « The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa » by Paul Barron Watson
- Nothing is allowed any preponderance over the story and the speeches in it.
- Extract from : « Epic and Romance » by W. P. Ker
- The preponderance of causes cannot be precisely ascertained.
- Extract from : « Albert Gallatin » by John Austin Stevens
- The preponderance of voting power had been given to a people just out of slavery.
- Extract from : « The Negro and the Nation » by George S. Merriam
- He had thus assured the unity of France and her preponderance in Europe.
- Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 » by Various
- In the first two the preponderance of the work was being performed by machines.
- Extract from : « The Servant Problem » by Robert F. Young
- There was a preponderance of women, as is apt to be the case in such resorts.
- Extract from : « Their Pilgrimage » by Charles Dudley Warner
Synonyms for preponderance
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