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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: | 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 |
| Main Entry: | preponderant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | predominant |
| Synonyms: | dominant, dominating, overpowering, overriding, powerful, predominant, significant, superior |
| Main Entry: | reigning |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | powerful |
| Synonyms: | authoritative, controlling, dominant, dominating, governing, prevailing, regnant, ruling, supreme |
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