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prevalence

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of prevalence

the fact or state of happening often

  • the prevalence of rumors when hard information is withheld from the public
Synonyms of prevalence

commonness, frequence, frequency, frequentness
Words Related to prevalence

chronicity, constancy, continuousness, regularity

appearance, incidence, occurrence
Antonyms of prevalence

infrequence, infrequency, rareness, uncommonness, unusualness

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