PREDOMINANTLY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

predominantly

adverb

pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt-lē

Definition of predominantly

as in mostly

for the most part a predominantly middle-class neighborhood

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Recent Examples of predominantly The kind of chromium used in implants is predominantly trivalent (not the hexavalent kind in environmental pollution). — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 No mandate states, predominantly centered around the South, had lower COVID case rates initially, then saw more spread over the summer, patterns that remained consistent over several years. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 Innovated by Chiliz in 2019, Fan Tokens alone have already generated over $700 million in revenues for major sports teams (predominantly soccer). — Julian La Picque, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 No date has been set yet for a vote in Sweida, but two representatives for the predominantly Druze region were among the names released by al-Sharaa on Wednesday. — Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for predominantly

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Politics have mostly been irrelevant (well, until yesterday’s red-card controversy), and many Americans have briefly set aside their red-versus-blue differences to rally together in the nation’s swirly red, white, and blue soccer kits.

— Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Hargitay reps a unique choice by NBC and the Television Academy for hosting the Emmys, which in recent years has stuck mostly with standups, late night hosts or comedic actors.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 July 2026

Definition of mostly

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The maintenance cycle appears to be driven mainly by univoltine Aedes species, mosquitoes that produce a single brood per year.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Ernest Shackleton, an Irish explorer, is remembered mainly for the 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of mainly

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Their tropical cocktails and frozen delights are easily crushable, primarily made with vodka, mezcal, rum and tequila.

— Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Although Chicago had its issues with redlining and massive disinvestment that left generational scars on some primarily Black neighborhoods, the small town ethos held little sway over me.

— Dawn M. Turner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of primarily

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Giselle Garcia, program director for NorCal Resist, said the arrest data largely tracks with the organization’s own informal counts though emphasized much enforcement goes unaccounted for if families aren’t willing to speak up.

— Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
During the war, as the death toll ticked upward in the enclave, search operations for bodies largely stopped, either because most heavy equipment was destroyed, fuel became scarce or many strike sites became inaccessible due to the fighting.

— Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of largely

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Oppenheimer’s note was principally focused, fitting for a global strategist, on how equity returns will be reshaped in a new regime.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
The laser targeted one of three ground stations, principally NASA's White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Table Mountain Facility in California, with a third, experimental ground station at the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 June 2026

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