Predominantly vs Overwhelmingly - What's the difference?
predominantly | overwhelmingly |
In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.
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In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
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As adverbs the difference between predominantly and overwhelmingly
is that predominantly is in a predominant manner most commonly or frequently by a large margin while overwhelmingly is in an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.predominantly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- The membership is predominantly elderly, 90% are over age 60.
- Both groups are predominantly confined to areas with warm to tropical climates
Synonyms
* primarily * principallyoverwhelmingly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)citation, page= , passage=The Conan O’Brien-penned half-hour has the capacity to rip our collective hearts out the way the cute, funny bad girl next door does to Bart when she reveals that her new boyfriend is Jimbo Jones, but the show keeps shying away from genuine emotion in favor of jokes that, while overwhelmingly funny, detract from the poignancy and the emotional intimacy of the episode.}}