PREVAIL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PREVAIL?

Need another word that means the same as “prevail”? Find 65 synonyms and 30 related words for “prevail” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Prevail” are: triumph, hold, obtain, dominate, predominate, reign, rule, die hard, endure, persist, run, win, win out, win through, be victorious, be the victor, gain the victory, carry the day, carry all before one, finish first, come out ahead, come out on top, succeed, prove superior, conquer, overcome, achieve mastery, gain mastery, gain ascendancy, exist, be in existence, be present, be the case, occur, be prevalent, be current, be rife, be rampant, be the order of the day, be customary, be established, be common, be widespread, be in force, be in effect, general, mainstream, persuade, induce, talk someone into, coax, convince, make, get, press someone into, win someone over, sway, bring someone round, argue someone into, urge, pressure someone into, bring pressure to bear on, coerce, influence, prompt

Prevail as a Verb

Definitions of "Prevail" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “prevail” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance.
• Prove superior.
• Use persuasion successfully.
• Be valid, applicable, or true.
• Be widespread or current in a particular area or at a particular time.
• Persuade (someone) to do something.
• Prove more powerful or superior.
• Continue to exist.

Synonyms of "Prevail" as a verb (65 Words)

achieve mastery	To gain with effort.
argue someone into	Give evidence of.
be common	Have life, be alive.
be current	Be priced at.
be customary	Spend or use time.
be established	Be identical or equivalent to.
be in effect	Have an existence, be extant.
be in existence	Have life, be alive.
be in force	Happen, occur, take place.
be present	Be identical to; be someone or something.
be prevalent	Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function.
be rampant	Be identical to; be someone or something.
be rife	To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form.
be the case	Happen, occur, take place.
be the order of the day	Be identical or equivalent to.
be the victor	Represent, as of a character on stage.
be victorious	Be priced at.
be widespread	Spend or use time.
bring pressure to bear on	Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.
bring someone round	Be sold for a certain price.
carry all before one	Continue or extend.
carry the day	Pass on a communication.
coax	Obtain something from (someone) by gentle and persistent persuasion. He was coaxing me to walk a bit further.
coerce	Obtain (something) from someone by using force or threats. Their confessions were allegedly coerced by torture.
come out ahead	Come forth.
come out on top	Have a certain priority.
conquer	To put down by force or authority. Conquer your fears.
convince	Cause (someone) to believe firmly in the truth of something. She convinced my father to branch out on his own.
die hard	Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.
dominate	Have dominance or the power to defeat over. The company dominates the market for operating system software.
endure	Last and be usable. The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks.
exist	Have an existence be extant. A minority of people exist on unemployment benefit alone.
finish first	Cause to finish a relationship with somebody.
gain ascendancy	Increase or develop.
gain mastery	Rise in rate or price.
gain the victory	Reach a destination, either real or abstract.
general	Command as a general. We are generaled by an incompetent.
get	Take vengeance on or get even. For someone used to the tiny creatures we get in England it was something of a shock.
hold	Support or hold in a certain manner. The auditorium can t hold more than 500 people.
induce	Reason or establish by induction. Induce a crisis.
influence	Have and exert influence or effect. Government regulations can influence behaviour but often without changing underlying values and motivations.
mainstream	Bring into the mainstream. Vegetarianism has been mainstreamed.
make	Make formulate or derive in the mind. Have throw or make a party.
obtain	Be valid, applicable, or true. Adequate insurance cover is difficult to obtain.
occur	(of a thought or idea) come into the mind of. The accident occurred at about 3 30 p m.
overcome	Overcome usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome. She was obviously overcome with excitement.
persist	Be persistent refuse to stop. We are persisting with policies that will create jobs for the future.
persuade	Induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument. It wasn t easy but I persuaded him to do the right thing.
predominate	Be the strongest or main element; be greater in number or amount. Small scale producers predominate in the south.
press someone into	To be oppressive or burdensome.
pressure someone into	Exert pressure on someone through threats.
prompt	Give an incentive for action. She prompted me to call my relatives.
prove superior	Provide evidence for.
reign	Have sovereign power. Queen Elizabeth reigns over the UK.
rule	Mark or draw with a ruler. In the jutes section Indus and Pak Jute ruled firm.
run	Of a batsman run from one wicket to the other in scoring or attempting to score a run. The programme was running fifteen minutes late.
succeed	Be the successor (of. It was a mission that could not possibly succeed.
sway	Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner. Now let the Lord forever reign and sway us as he will.
talk someone into	Express in speech.
triumph	Prove superior. They had no chance of triumphing over the Nationalists.
urge	Recommend (something) strongly. Do try to relax she urged.
win	Be the winner in a contest or competition be victorious. The government is winning the battle against inflation.
win out	Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
win someone over	Win something through one’s efforts.
win through	Win something through one’s efforts.

Usage Examples of "Prevail" as a verb

• The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight.
• A friendly atmosphere prevailed among the crowds.
• It is hard for logic to prevail over emotion.
• She was prevailed upon to give an account of her work.
• He prevailed upon her to visit his parents.

Associations of "Prevail" (30 Words)

banal	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Songs with banal repeated words.
banality	The fact or condition of being banal; unoriginality. There is an essential banality to the story he tells.
bromide	A sedative preparation containing potassium bromide. Feel good bromides create the illusion of problem solving.
cliche	A trite or obvious remark.
commanding	Possessing or giving superior strength. A man of commanding presence.
common	Common sense. The common gull.
commonplace	A notable passage in a work copied into a commonplace book. Commonplace everyday activities.
dogmatic	Of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative. She was not tempted to be dogmatic about what she believed.
dominance	The predominance of one or more species in a plant or animal community. Her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her.
dominant	A dominant trait or gene. They are now in an even more dominant position in the market.
dominate	Be in control. Her husband completely dominates her.
general	The general public. General symptoms.
hackneyed	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Hackneyed old sayings.
nationwide	Extending or reaching throughout a whole nation. A nationwide hunt.
normal	Conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm not abnormal. A perfectly normal child.
omnipresent	Widely or constantly encountered; widespread. The omnipresent threat of natural disasters.
ordinary	A member of the clergy, such as an archbishop in a province or a bishop in a diocese, with immediate jurisdiction. Not out of the ordinary.
pervasive	Spreading or spread throughout. Ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society.
platitude	A trite or obvious remark. She began uttering liberal platitudes.
predominate	Be the strongest or main element; be greater in number or amount. Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood.
preponderance	A superiority in numbers or amount. A preponderance of lower paid jobs.
prevalence	A superiority in numbers or amount. He was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future.
prevalent	Predominant; powerful. The social ills prevalent in society today.
rife	Excessively abundant. Male chauvinism was rife in medicine.
typical	Of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing- Curtis Wilkie. The pit is typical of hell.
ubiquitous	Being present everywhere at once. His ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family.
ubiquity	The fact of appearing everywhere or of being very common. The ubiquity of mobile phones means you don t really need a watch.
unexceptional	Not special in any way. A unexceptional an incident as can be found in a lawyer s career.
unremarkable	Found in the ordinary course of events. An unremarkable house.
widespread	Distributed over a considerable extent. There was widespread support for the war.