prevails

VERB

dominate, control

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abound beat overcome prove reign succeed triumph win

STRONG

best carry command conquer domineer gain master obtain overrule predominate preponderate

WEAK

be common be current be prevalent be usual be victorious be widespread come out on top exist generally get there go great guns go places hit pay dirt luck out make it make out move out take off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit lose surrender

STRONG

follow give up yield

Example Sentences

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And if Uthmeier prevails, adoptive parents across Florida could find their legal claim to their children suddenly open to challenge, potentially by the very birth parents who relinquished them, or by the state.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

The professors traced this midterm pattern to the elevated level of uncertainty that prevails before the midterms and the resolution of that uncertainty after the midterms.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

If Ms. Cook prevails and Mr. Powell remains on the board, all seven seats on the Federal Reserve Board will be taken—leaving no place to put Mr. Warsh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

"All our actions are aimed at saving lives and ensuring that humanity prevails," Dissanayake said.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

In his popular and influential textbook Principles of Physical Geology, first published in 1944, Holmes laid out a continental drift theory that was in its fundamentals the theory that prevails today.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson