Average
Average adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
Prevailing and average are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prevailing" instead an adjective "Average".
Prevailing
Prevailing adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.
Usage example: the principal disagrees with the prevailing attitude toward corporal punishment
Average and prevailing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Average" instead an adjective "Prevailing".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- familiar and average
- familiar and prevailing
- normal and average
- normal and prevailing
- typical and average
- typical and prevailing
- usual and average
- usual and prevailing
- common and average
- common and prevailing
- customary and average
- customary and prevailing
- habitual and average
- habitual and prevailing
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