Prevailing
Prevailing adjective - Held by or applicable to a majority of the people.
Usage example: the prevailing custom here is to leave one's doors unlocked
Typical and prevailing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Typical" instead an adjective "Prevailing".
Typical
Typical adjective - Having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind.
Prevailing and typical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevailing" instead an adjective "Typical".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- familiar and prevailing
- familiar and typical
- normal and prevailing
- normal and typical
- usual and prevailing
- usual and typical
- common and prevailing
- common and typical
- customary and prevailing
- customary and typical
- habitual and prevailing
- habitual and typical
- accustomed and prevailing
- accustomed and typical
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