Prevail and Throw

Prevail

Prevail verb - To achieve victory (as in a contest).

Throw and prevail are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throw" instead a verb "Prevail".

Nearby Words: prevailing, prevalent

Throw

Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.

Prevail and throw are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevail" instead a verb "Throw".

Nearby Words: thrown, throwing, thrower

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

people prevail people throw people
time prevail time throw time
head prevail head throw head

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Lifeboat Kovac wants to throw Willy into the ocean, but the others prevail on him to do the honorable thing and keep Willy aboard as a prisoner.
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