What does "predominantly" mean?

In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.

What is a synonym for "predominantly"?

Common synonyms include: chiefly, mainly, mostly, primarily, principally, a fortiori.

How do you pronounce "predominantly"?

Pronounced //pɹɪˈdɒmɪnəntli//.

Predominantly

//pɹɪˈdɒmɪnəntli// adv

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Definitions

Adverb

1
In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.
"The membership is predominantly elderly, as 90% are over age 60."

Adverb

1
much greater in number or influence wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

chiefly mainly mostly primarily principally a fortiori

Example

More examples

"However, like America, Japan is predominantly a middle-class, middle-income country, and so wives do not employ maids, but attend to everything themselves."

Etymology

From predominant + -ly.

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