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prevail vs overbalance

overbalance vs prevail

prevail and overbalance both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prevail No No Yes No
overbalance No No Yes No
As verbs, overbalance is a hyponym of prevail; that is, overbalance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prevail:
  • prevail: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  • overbalance: weigh more heavily
Other hyponyms of prevail include override, overarch, outbalance, outweigh, preponderate.
prevail (verb) overbalance (verb)
use persuasion successfully cause to be off balance
prove superior weigh more heavily
continue to exist
be valid, applicable, or true
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Difference between prevail and overbalance

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