PRE VAILS Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

prevails

verb

present tense third-person singular of prevail

as in wins

to achieve victory (as in a contest) we shall prevail despite the overwhelming odds

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in survives

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs a custom that still prevails in many areas of Africa

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of prevails When no party prevails in the parliament, the president — an otherwise largely ceremonial figure — selects which party can lead in forming a government. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026 Even if Greene prevails, Democrats are still poised to take control of the House in January for the first time since 2005. — David Wickert, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Rather than suggesting an overarching vision of the artist’s corpus and context, a dissolution into timeless simultaneity prevails. — Nicole Kaack, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Normally, when state and federal laws conflict, the Constitution’s supremacy clause mandates that federal law prevails. — Naomi Schalit, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 Instead, silence frequently prevails on the air, if not on social media. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The site to which Shift is specific is not just the farm in King City but the field of historical preservation, where the conundrum of stasis versus passing time prevails. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 That prevails in the sense of a connection between an artist and a fan. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026 For Pritzker or whoever prevails, the golden ticket could be a strong policy on data centers. — Patrick McNamara, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevails

Verb

Each man wins one round of the fight before it’s broken up, ensuring there’s no clear winner — but the mere fact that Cliff was able to throw a martial arts legend into the side of a car is a feather in his cap.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
Horse racing’s biggest star closes from dead last, but Blame holds off the 6-year-old mare and wins the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic under the lights Churchill Downs.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of wins

Verb

Its grid of streets, forum, theater, temples, baths and columns survives alongside its most famous monument, the three-arched gateway traditionally known as the Arch of Trajan.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Scrooge the literary character survives and revives as not only a man of Dickens’ time and place but as an archetype of our long and sketchy human history.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of survives

Verb

Whether institutions keep buying as retail traders pull back will help show if this split lasts beyond the latest sell-off.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
This assortment also features the award-winning, bestselling Hoola Bronzer – ultra-fine, silky-soft powder builds and blends beautifully to create a natural-looking matte bronze that lasts all day.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of lasts

Verb

When failure persists across multiple coaching staffs, front offices, and rosters, the conversation inevitably returns to organizational leadership.

— Stephan Pechdimaldji, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
The key is separating purposeful friction from friction that persists because nobody addressed the process.

— Tal Dagan, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026