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 move will have sweeping implications for the production ecosystem and opportunities for filmmakers, and has come amid a year where lower-budget films — predominantly directed by men — have defined the box office. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

The earnings are derived predominantly from salary and bonuses, with off-field income representing only 16% of the total. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

In the year since the initiative’s launch, about $42 million in funding has been raised for its efforts, predominantly through support from donors like Tompkins Conservation, Rainforest Trust, and Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

In 2020, researchers described nearly 1,000 independent horizontal transfer events in 307 vertebrate genomes, predominantly in fish. — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026