Synonyms of predominantly

predominantly

adverb

pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt-lē 

as in mostly

for the most part

a predominantly middle-class neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mostly
• mainly
• primarily
• chiefly
• largely
• principally
• generally
• basically
• substantially
• normally
• typically
• usually
• partly
• commonly
• in general
• most
• on the whole
• partially
• practically
• altogether
• by and large
• virtually
• broadly
• overall
• nearly
• frequently
• approximately
• somewhat
• roughly
• ordinarily
• rather
• more or less
• some
• much
• next to
• about
• well-nigh
• plus or minus
• nigh
• near
• incompletely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• entirely
• wholly
• completely
• fully
• totally
• perfectly
• thoroughly
• just
• barely
• hardly
• scarcely
• minimally
• marginally
• absolutely
• categorically
• unqualifiedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of predominantly

The Hindu holiday is predominantly celebrated by married women in Chopra’s home country of India. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026

The film is now streaming on demand, with dozens of screenings lined up, predominantly in the United Kingdom and Ireland, alongside Q&As with the filmmakers. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026

This is why Congress predominantly engages in no-compromise, one-party legislating, which produces dysfunction and gridlock. — Dan Lipinski, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026

Voters trickled into a hillside polling station in Wadi Nisnas, a predominantly Arab neighborhood in the northern coastal city of Haifa. — Lia Lapidot Aaron Boxerman and Lia Lapidot, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026