predominant

/pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt/

Middle French, from Medieval Latin praedominant-, praedominans, present participle of praedominari to predominate, from Latin prae- + dominari to rule, govern

adjective

  1. having superior strength, influence, or authority : prevailing

  2. being most frequent or common

dominant predominant paramount preponderant mean superior to all others in influence or importance. dominant applies to something that is uppermost because ruling or controlling. predominant applies to something that exerts, often temporarily, the most marked influence.