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

While these new lands and rethemed attractions are designed for all future Disney park visitors, these additions predominantly act as a beacon to those that don’t travel as often to the company’s resorts and parks. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Experts have long said Southern California’s sand predominantly migrates south; however, a closer look shows that slow summer swells and other seasonal conditions sometimes push smaller amounts of sediment north. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Rescuers were still searching for villagers feared buried beneath landslides triggered by the quake across six regencies on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in Muslim-majority Indonesia. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

South Sudan’s population, consisting predominantly of people from African cultures that tend to adhere to Christian or animist beliefs, and Sudan’s largely Muslim and Arab northern government had long been at odds. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026