prevail
To win in the end or to be the strongest.
prevail in a sentence
- The coach promised that hard work would prevail over luck by the end of the season.
- In a pantomime, good must always prevail, so the hero wins and the villain slinks away.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to prevail?
- Asurrender
- Bwin
- Close
- Dfail
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B: win. The other three mean the opposite of prevail.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to prevail?
- Atriumph
- Blose
- Csucceed
- Dwin
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B: lose. The other three mean nearly the same as prevail.
Words that mean something similar
win, triumph, succeed
Words that mean the opposite
lose, fail, surrender
More words about time & change
- previous: Coming before the one you are talking about.
- primitive: Very simple and from an early time, without modern comforts.
- procrastinate: To keep putting off something you should do now.
- prolong: To make something last longer.
- promote: To move someone up to a more important position.
- prompt: Quick and without delay.
- prosper: To do well and become successful or rich.
- punctual: Arriving or doing things exactly on time.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test