Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun preponderance

3 senses of preponderance

Sense 1
preponderance -- (superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power")
       => power, powerfulness -- (possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade")

Sense 2
preponderance, prevalence -- (a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant")
       => number, figure -- (the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand")

Sense 3
preponderance -- (exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale")
       => heaviness, weightiness -- (the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead")