most frequent or common; " prevailing winds"

encountered generally especially at the present time; " the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted"; " the most prevalent religion in our area"; " speculation concerning the books author was rife"

of Prevail

Having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive.

Predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion.

Having great power: efficacious: most general.

Efficacious.

Current; prevalent.

Superior in power; having efficacy; predominant; prevalent.

Gaining the advantage or superiority; predominant; most common or general.

But this view has, we think, ceased to be the prevailing one among the Universalists. – Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by James Freeman Clarke

" The prevailing merit of the story is the vivid sense of reality which the writer gives to scenes and characters; ... – Pepita Ximenez by Juan Valera

On reaching the other side I was to get immediately in communication with the British Admiralty, and send to Washington detailed reports on prevailing conditions. – The Victory At Sea by William Sowden Sims Burton J. Hendrick

The prevailing thought was this- that I was going back to winter. – St. Cuthbert's by Robert E. Knowles

The first is, that steam vessels are not forced by prevailing winds to keep to particular courses. – Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Julian Stafford Corbett

The Spanish Commander, being then satisfied that he had fought long enough, and hopeless of prevailing on the enemy to yield, withdrew in the night. – History of the Buccaneers of America by James Burney

He knew that he was prevailing though slowly. – Joan of Arc of the North Woods by Holman Day

The prevailing color is yellow, tinged with green, but it varies greatly, sometimes yellow, red, white, etc. – Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson

Parade runs through everything, even in the prevailing religion, which, alas, is little more than form- parade. – Brazilian Sketches by T. B. Ray

If you are inclined to a hasty temper, for instance, you should not live in a room in which the prevailing note is red. – The House in Good Taste by Elsie de Wolfe

The prevailing winds are west and north- west, and, during the winter- August and September- south. – An Antarctic Mystery by Jules Verne

As is our prevailing type of thought, so is our prevailing type and our condition of life. – The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit by Ralph Waldo Trine

Then he again looked down into the hall, where the greatest confusion was prevailing among the deputies with regard to the coming vote. – Paris From the "Three Cities" by Emile Zola

In America, it is the most prevailing form, found in my groups 1. Linni or Linapis. – The American Nations, Vol. I. by C. S. Rafinesque

The ministers were in a great strait; the public feeling was strong; a general election was approaching; it was dangerous and it would probably be vain to encounter the prevailing sentiment directly. – The History of England from the Accession of James II. Volume 5 (of 5) by Thomas Babington Macaulay

The van ship was anchored so close to the shore that it was impossible to pass within her, or, with the prevailing wind, even to reach her, because of a point and shoal just outside, covering her position. – The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence by A. T. Mahan

But opposed as he was to prevailing influences, he was yet a man of his time. – The English Church in the Eighteenth Century by Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton

The conditions prevailing in arid districts favor strongly this manner of loss of soil- moisture. – Dry-Farming by John A. Widtsoe

The prevailing price this year has been fifty to seventy- five cents per bushel. – The Apple by Various

Another phase of the Bible which has had a far reaching and lasting effect upon all language and literature, is its prevailing spirit of types and symbols. – The Interdependence of Literature by Georgina Pell Curtis