preponderant
having greater weight, influence, or importance
Roots
- pond / ponder: weight, weighing, or serious consideration
- pre-: before, earlier, or in front
Other words with the pond / ponder root
- imponderable: impossible or very difficult to estimate or weigh
- ponder: to think carefully
- ponderous: heavy, slow, or dull from weight
- pound: unit of weight
- preponderance: greater weight, force, or amount
Ponder gives weight. The preponderant side is the one with greater weight, force, or influence.
Her preponderant concern was time; money mattered, but the deadline mattered more.
Preponderant is not just important. It is the heavier side of the scale. When one factor outweighs the others, it becomes preponderant.