Mainstream
Mainstream noun - The prevailing current of thought.
Prevalent and mainstream are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prevalent" instead an adjective "Mainstream".
Prevalent
Prevalent adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.
Mainstream and prevalent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mainstream" instead an adjective "Prevalent".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- normal and mainstream
- normal and prevalent
- usual and mainstream
- usual and prevalent
- common and mainstream
- common and prevalent
- customary and mainstream
- customary and prevalent
- ordinary and mainstream
- ordinary and prevalent
- established and mainstream
- established and prevalent
- current and mainstream
- current and prevalent
Both words in one sentence
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This version of the character, which was especially prevalent (and mocked) in The '90s, is likely to become a Discredited Trope soon, as rap music, like rock 'n' roll decades before, has become mainstream enough so that white people who enjoy it aren't automatically labeled as posers.
Source: Pretty Fly for a White Guy - The fact that mainstream genres (like shooting, driving and sports games) are much more prevalent there than any "casual" games or unique projects (though the indie scene is slowly changing the situation) and the lack of popularity of Nintendo in Russia are also the cause of this.
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Prevalent and Mainstream. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mainstream/prevalent
Mainstream & Prevalent. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mainstream/prevalent>.
Prevalent or Mainstream. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mainstream/prevalent.
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