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

Need another word that means the same as “prevalence”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “prevalence” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Prevalence” are: preponderance, commonness, currency, generality, pervasiveness, universality, extensiveness, ubiquity, ubiquitousness

Prevalence as a Noun

Definitions of "Prevalence" as a noun

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

• The fact or condition of being prevalent; commonness.
• (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population.
• The quality of prevailing generally; being widespread.
• The ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population.
• A superiority in numbers or amount.

Synonyms of "Prevalence" as a noun (9 Words)

commonness	The state of being that is commonly observed.
currency	General acceptance or use. The term gained wider currency after the turn of the century.
extensiveness	Large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness. The very extensiveness of his power was a temptation to abuse it.
generality	An idea or conclusion having general application. His service was better than that offered by the generality of doctors.
pervasiveness	The quality of spreading widely or being present throughout an area or a group of people. The pervasiveness of violence on television.
preponderance	A superiority in numbers or amount. The least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale.
ubiquitousness	The state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once.
ubiquity	The state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once. The ubiquity of mobile phones means you don t really need a watch.
universality	The quality of being true in or appropriate for all situations. The principle of universality was abandoned in favour of means tested payments.

Usage Examples of "Prevalence" as a noun

• The prevalence of obesity in adults.
• He was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future.

Associations of "Prevalence" (30 Words)

broad	Broad in scope or content T G Winner. A broad expanse of paddy fields.
capacious	Having a lot of space inside; roomy. She rummaged in her capacious handbag.
diffuse	Spread or diffuse through. The problem is how to diffuse power without creating anarchy.
diffusion	The spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another. The rapid diffusion of ideas and technology.
disinformation	False information which is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media. The entire Western intelligence system had been systematically manipulated with clever disinformation.
disperse	Denoting a phase dispersed in another phase as in a colloid. Winds dispersed the radioactive cloud high in the atmosphere.
dispersion	The extent to which values of a variable differ from a fixed value such as the mean. Some seeds rely on birds for dispersion.
disseminate	Cause to become widely known. There is a subset of these low grade tumours that can disseminate and migrate.
dissemination	The act of dispersing or diffusing something. The dissemination of public information.
distributed	(of a term) used to include every individual of the class to which it refers. The distributed supplies are meticulously monitored to make sure everyone gets their share.
diversify	Spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate. New plants will diversify the habitat.
erroneous	Containing or characterized by error. Employers sometimes make erroneous assumptions.
expand	Expand the influence of. The work began as a short story and was later expanded into a novel.
expanded	Increased in extent or size or bulk or scope. The expanded fins of the ray.
extend	Extend in scope or range or area. The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces.
intersperse	Introduce one’s writing or speech with certain expressions. Deep pools interspersed by shallow shingle banks.
misinformation	Information that is incorrect. Nuclear matters are often entangled in a web of secrecy and misinformation.
pervasiveness	The quality of spreading widely or being present throughout an area or a group of people. The pervasiveness of the odor of cabbage in tenement hallways.
preponderance	Superiority in power or influence. The least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale.
prevail	Continue to exist. He prevailed upon her to visit his parents.
proliferation	A rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons. The proliferation of nuclear weapons.
propagate	Cause to propagate as by grafting or layering. The plant propagates freely from stem cuttings.
rumor	Tell or spread rumors. It was rumored that the next president would be a woman.
scatter	The act of scattering. His family are hoping to scatter his ashes at sea.
scattered	(of a person) distracted or disorganized. The forecast is for scattered showers.
spread	Spread across or over. A tub of unsalted butter that spreads so well.
spreading	Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time.
suffuse	Cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across. Her cheeks were suffused with colour.
unfold	Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length. A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings.
widespread	Distributed over a considerable extent. A widespread doctrine.