preponderant
adjective
[ prɪˈpɒnd(ə)r(ə)nt ]
• predominant in influence, number, or importance.
• "the preponderant influence of the US within the alliance"
Similar:
dominant,
predominant,
prevalent,
in control,
more/most powerful,
superior,
supreme,
ascendant,
in the ascendancy,
controlling,
more/most important,
pre-eminent,
predominating,
ruling,
leading,
principal,
chief,
main,
prepotent,
prepollent,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin preponderant- ‘weighing more’, from the verb praeponderare (see preponderate).
