adjective · academic
predominant
UK/prɪˈdɒmɪnənt/US/prɪˈdɑːmɪnənt/pre·DOM·i·nant
Band 6-7task2task1
most common, powerful, or influential in a particular situation
Examples
“The predominant view among scientists is that climate change is human‑induced.”
“In urban areas, cars are the predominant mode of transport.”
“Use 'predominant' in Task 2 to summarise the main trend in a graph or argument.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although multiple factors contribute, socioeconomic status remains the predominant determinant of educational attainment.”
Collocations
- predominant factor
- predominant trend
- predominant among
Word family
predominance noun
Common mistakes
the predominant→predominant
predominant to→predominant among/in
Say it for a higher band
5common→6prevalent→7+predominant
Synonyms
dominant
Easily confused
prevalent
“Smoking was prevalent in the 1950s.”
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