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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prepotent \Pre*po"tent\, adjective [L. praepotens. See {Pre-}, and {Potent}.]
1. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant. --Plaifere.
2. (Biol.) Characterized by prepotency. --Darwin.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
63 Moby Thesaurus words for "prepotent": armipotent, ascendant, at the head, authoritative, boss, chief, cogent, commanding, controlling, dominant, dynamic, effective, energetic, forceful, forcible, general, governing, head, hegemonic, hegemonistic, high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension, in ascendancy, in charge, in chief, in force, in power, in the ascendant, irresistible, leading, master, mighty, mighty in battle, on the throne, operative, paramount, potent, powerful, predominant, predominate, prepollent, preponderant, preponderate, prevailing, prevalent, puissant, regnant, regulating, regulative, regulatory, reigning, ruling, sovereign, striking, strong, supreme, swaying, telling, valid, vigorous, vital
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