prevailing
adjective /prɪˈveɪ.lɪŋ/Definition
› existing in a particular place or at a particular time: the prevailing attitude The prevailing mood is one of optimism.Now prevailing wind › a wind that usually blows in a particular place: The town is kept cool by the prevailing westerly winds.Wind and windsStormy weather
(Definition of prevailing adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- contemporary adjective (EXISTING NOW)
- day noun
- even adverb (SURPRISE)
- existing adjective
- here adverb
- hereupon adverb
- just adverb (NOW)
- moment noun (OCCASION)
- now adverb (AT PRESENT)
- nowadays adverb
- ongoing adjective
- present noun (NOW)
- present-day adjective
- right adverb (EXACTLY)
- the status quo noun
- there's no time like the present idiom
- this minute idiom
- time noun (PERIOD)
- today adverb, noun
- topical adjective (HAPPENING NOW)
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