Prevailing and Surpassing

Prevailing

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

Surpassing and prevailing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surpassing" instead an adjective "Prevailing".

Nearby Words: prevail, prevailed, prevailingly

Surpassing

Surpassing adjective - Exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence.
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Prevailing and surpassing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevailing" instead an adjective "Surpassing".

Nearby Words: surpass, surpassingly, surpassed
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