Prevailing and Sole

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Prevailing adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

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Sole is an antonym for prevailing.

Nearby Words: prevail, prevailed, prevailingly

Sole adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.

Usage example: the eldest son became the family's sole support

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Prevailing is an antonym for sole.

Nearby Words: solely, soled, soling

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