Synonyms for dominant
ˈdɒm ə nəntdom·i·nant

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1. dominantadjective

   Synonyms:
   imposing

2. dominantadjective

   Synonyms:
   prevalent

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1. dominantnoun

   (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

   Synonyms:
   dominant allele

   Antonyms:
   under(a), low-level, recessive, associate(a), assistant, infrequent, subordinate, adjunct, secondary

2. dominant allele, dominantadjective

   an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

   Synonyms:
   dominant allele

   Antonyms:
   associate(a), recessive, under(a), low-level, secondary, subordinate, assistant, infrequent, adjunct

3. dominantadjective

   exercising influence or control

   "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

   Synonyms:
   rife, prevalent, predominant, prevailing

   Antonyms:
   adjunct, associate(a), recessive, assistant, subordinate, infrequent, secondary, low-level, under(a)

4. dominantadjective

   (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

   Synonyms:
   rife, prevalent, predominant, prevailing

   Antonyms:
   under(a), infrequent, low-level, recessive, assistant, associate(a), adjunct, secondary, subordinate

5. prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rifeadjective

   most frequent or common

   "prevailing winds"

   Synonyms:
   overabundant, rife, predominate, prevailing, predominant, plethoric, prevalent, preponderating, overriding, paramount, preponderant

   Antonyms:
   adjunct, recessive, low-level, subordinate, associate(a), infrequent, under(a), assistant, secondary

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1. • Genetics
   • Music
   • Note

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1. dominantadjective

   Synonyms:
   prevailing, ruling, predominant, predominating, ascendant, in the ascendant

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1. dominantadjective

   Synonyms:
   predominant, prevailing, predominating, paramount

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1. List of paraphrases for "dominant":

   predominant, prevailing, overriding, mainstream, prevalent, leading, main, pervasive, prominent, preponderant, overarching, paramount, domineering

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1. Courtney Ramey:

   The biggest thing I said when we got into the locker room after the game is, Were supposed to do this, this shouldnt be a shock or a surprise. When you go (and) be us, you come out with a dominant performance. Now we have to keep it rolling.

2. Richard Ji:

   Uber faces an uphill task in Uber China especially since Didi Chuxing is multiple times larger by transaction value and city coverage, this will lead to favorable outcomes for both companies. The biggest benefit is cost savings, they no longer have to give out subsidies to drivers and passengers. It will give pricing power as the new entity will become the dominant player. That means profitability will come sooner than later.

3. The SRA:

   The system instituted by Monsanto is an abuse of the company's dominant position in the market.

4. Garrett Epps:

   The dominant historical role for the court for all but a very brief period has been to be a conservative force.

5. Tim Buckley:

   It is a way of expanding China's growing global presence and dominant economic force, and it progressively reorients the world from the U.S. and European-centric view of the last fifty years.