Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cooler heads will prevail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: cool-er -head-s will pre-vail
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

People who are calm and focused are the most likely to succeed or to have the greatest influence on events.

Example Sentences

"The cooler heads will prevail when the top four men in the world do battle Friday in the semifinals at Wimbledon."
"This book assumes that cooler heads will prevail. Russian and American negotiators will find some way to accommodate the deployment of a modest interceptor force."

Inflected Forms

cooler heads must prevail (alternative) cooler heads prevail (alternative) cool heads must prevail (alternative) cool heads prevail (alternative) cool heads will prevail (alternative)

Phrases

cool head cool-headed cooler heads prevailed

Frequently Paired Words

cool head cool-headed cooler heads prevailed

Synonyms

saner heads will prevail

Questions

What does cooler heads will prevail mean?: People who are calm and focused are the most likely to succeed or to have the greatest influence on events.

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