Vocabulary
Predominantly
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
mainly; for the most part.
Urdu meaning
بنیادی طور پر، زور آور، زبردستی سے
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In predominantly rural areas, the district council nazim would head the district government.
- In this regard, on June 3, 2025, a grand jirga by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was called in Peshawar of participants from all of KP`s conflict-affected districts, but predominantly the merged districts.
- AKISTAN`S struggle with diabetes, predominantly the type 2 variety, has reached alarming levels.
- This would predominantly mean younger Pakistanis, for many of whom online buying, selling and paying for various services is the preferred, even `normal`, way of engaging in commercial activity.
- These areas are predominantly inhabited by Baloch communities, many of whom are affiliated with religious organisations.
Synonyms
mainly, mostly, for the most part, chiefly, principally, primarily, predominately
Antonyms
subsidiary, minor
Curator example
“it is predominantly a coastal bird”
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About this vocabulary section.
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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