Prevailing
Prevailing adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.
Sanctioned and prevailing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sanctioned" instead an adjective "Prevailing".
Sanctioned
Sanctioned adjective - Ordered or allowed by those in authority.
Prevailing and sanctioned are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevailing" instead an adjective "Sanctioned".
Nearby Words: sanction, sanctioning
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- normal and prevailing
- normal and sanctioned
- typical and prevailing
- typical and sanctioned
- usual and prevailing
- usual and sanctioned
- common and prevailing
- common and sanctioned
- customary and prevailing
- customary and sanctioned
- regular and prevailing
- regular and sanctioned
- established and prevailing
- established and sanctioned
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Sanctioned and Prevailing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevailing/sanctioned
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Sanctioned or Prevailing. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prevailing/sanctioned.
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