common, general, familiar, main, influential, predominant, popular, regular, steady, usual, worldwide, widespread, universal
prevailing
A common synonym for prevailing wind is dominant wind.
The prevailing theory is that he robbed the jewelry store to pay for gambling debts.
predominant, powerful it is derived from the word prevailing.
The word "prevailing" is an adjective. An example of a sentence using the word would be: The prevailing opinion seems to be that we should continue the program.
The word success has the synonyms "winning" and "prevailing."
regime
"Alas, our prevailing heroes have fallen. Better luck next time...""Indeed, I shall prevail in my task!"
No. "Ubiquitous" means "found everywhere". It does not imply any kind of dominance. "Prevailing" means dominant or predominant. Legumes are found naturally everywhere in the word; they are ubiquitous. But they are not predominant; they are not the prevailing plant species.
The definition can be found in a dictionary or online at many different sites. The Free Dictionary online defines prevailing as most frequent or common; predominant.
prevailing
Yes, the word 'tendency' is a noun, a word for an inclination toward a particular thought or action; a word for a characteristic or likelihood; a word for a prevailing movement in a given direction; a word for a thing.