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