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dominating
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dominating
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | controlling |
| Synonyms: | domineering, imperious, magisterial |
| Antonyms: | secondary |
| Main Entry: | dominate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tower above |
| Synonyms: | bestride, look down upon, loom over, overlie, overlook, overtop, stand over, survey |
| Antonyms: | be below |
| Main Entry: | authoritative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | domineering |
| Synonyms: | assertive, authoritarian, autocratic, commanding, confident, decisive, dictatorial, doctrinaire, dogmatic, dominating, imperative, imperious, imposing, masterly, officious, peremptory, self-assured |
| Notes: | authoritarian is tyrannical while authoritative commands respect |
| Antonyms: | democratic |
| Main Entry: | commanding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, authoritative |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, arresting, assertive, autocratic, bossy, compelling, controlling, decisive, dictatorial, dominant, dominating, forceful, imperious, imposing, impressive, in charge, lofty, peremptory, striking |
| Antonyms: | indecisive, inferior, unassertive, uncontrolling |
| Main Entry: | leading |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | chief, superior |
| Synonyms: | arch, best, champion, dominant, dominating, famous, first, foremost, governing, greatest, headmost, highest, inaugural, initial, main, noted, notorious, number one, outstanding, popular, preeminent, premier, primary, principal, prominent, ruling, stellar, top, well-known |
| Antonyms: | inferior, last, subordinate, supplementary, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | possessive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | greedy |
| Synonyms: | acquisitive, avaricious, controlling, craving, desirous, dominating, grabby, grasping, hoggish, selfish |
| Main Entry: | predominant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ruling; most important |
| Synonyms: | absolute, all-powerful, almighty, arbitrary, ascendant, authoritative, capital, chief, controlling, directing, dominant, dominating, effective, efficacious, governing, holding the reins, imperious, influential, leading, main, mighty, official, omnipotent, overbearing, overpowering, paramount, potent, predominate, preponderant, prevailing, prevalent, primary, prime, principal, prominent, reigning, sovereign, superior, superlative, supervisory, supreme, surpassing, transcendent, weighty |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, minor, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | conquering |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | victorious |
| Synonyms: | dominating, successful, triumphant, winning |
| Main Entry: | governing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | commanding |
| Synonyms: | absolute, administrative, ascendant, authoritative, conducting, controlling, determining, directing, dominant, dominating, executive, gubernatorial, guiding, influential, magisterial, mastering, ordering, overseeing, presidential, regulatory, restraining, ruling, superintending, supervisory, supreme |
| Antonyms: | powerless, subordinate, tributary |
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