Prevail

/pɹɪˈveɪl/

Synonyms for "prevail" (198 found)

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Closest matches (40)

Verb(4 words)

abide abound affectargue intobebe bloodedbe extantbe foundbe inbe in existencebe in forcebe met withbe presentbe successfulbe the casebe the ragebe the rulebe the thingbe therebe victorious

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beat best bestride better bidebreak the recordbreathebring aroundbring roundcapcarry oncatch onclick coax

Noun(2 words)

ability to workchampions

Strong matches (59)

come offconcession connect continuecontinue the samecontinue to beconvincedefeat timedefy timedictate dispose dominate domineerdrag alongdrag ondrawdraw indraw ondrone dwell

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endure exceed excel exist extendfare wellfarewell get gogo great gunsgo offgo ongo one bettergo overgo over biggo to towngraduatehappen to behave beinghave placehave the ascendancyholdhold onhold outhum impress improveimprove onincline induce influence keepkeep on

Verb(5 words)

conquerdie harddominate dominating hold

Noun(1 words)

finns

Related words (99)

lastlast longlast outlay down the lawleadlead by the noselivelive onlive throughmaintainmake a hitmastermeet with successmove obtain occur outweigh overbalance overbear overcome

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overpass overpower overtop pass perdure perennate perfect persist persuadeplay first fiddlepredominate preponderate procure prompt prosper qualify reign remain rulerule the roostrunrun onrun throughstand staystay onsubsist succeed surpass survive sustain sway taketake the leadtalk intotarrytide overtoptower abovetower overtranscend triumph trump twist wearwear the pantswear wellwinwin outwin overwork wellwork wonders

Verb(17 words)

obtain pervades predominated predominates predominating preponderated reign reigned rule run supersede survive thrived triumphed triumphing win won

Noun(10 words)

outvote reignsreigns of terrorrise abovetriumphs vanquishing wining winning wins works

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6 relation types

More general

8 entries

be continue exist existence interact persuadestate of successwin

More specific

4 entries

outlast outlive triumph win

Collocations

5 entries

dominant trendprevailing beliefprevailing partyprevailing windwidespread acceptance

Inflections

3 entries

prevailed prevailing prevails

Derivations

3 entries

prevalence prevalent prevalently

similar

1 entries

run

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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We must prevail against our rivals by all means.

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The anthropologist says old customs still prevail in the province.

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Justice will prevail in the end.

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These customs used to prevail all over Japan.

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