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  1. ascendant, ascendent, dominatingadjective

    most powerful or important or influential

    "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"

    Synonyms:
    magisterial, high-and-mighty, ascendant, autocratic, commanding, peremptory, ascendent, ascensive, overlooking, bossy

    Antonyms:
    subordinate, low, submissive, low-level

  2. commanding, dominating, overlookingadjective

    used of a height or viewpoint

    "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"

    Synonyms:
    magisterial, high-and-mighty, ascendant, autocratic, commanding, peremptory, ascendent, bossy, overlooking

    Antonyms:
    subordinate, submissive, low, low-level

  3. autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptoryadjective

    offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

    "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"

    Synonyms:
    overlooking, authoritarian, despotic, ascendant, distinguished, autocratic, commanding, magisterial, imposing, tyrannical, high-and-mighty, grand, bossy, tyrannic, ascendent, peremptory, dictatorial

    Antonyms:
    low, subordinate, submissive, low-level

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How to use dominating in a sentence?

  1. Shabir Maddi:

    This is the first COVID-19 vaccine for which we now have objective evidence that it protects against the variant dominating in South Africa.

  2. Raewyn Connell:

    With teenage boys, the search for respect and recognition often results in exaggerated displays of dominating masculinity : the football hero, the first guy in the peer group who smokes, the playground bully, etc..

  3. Kei Nishikori:

    The first set I played really good tennis. I had some tough times, but this score shows I was dominating a little bit, i'm still not 100 percent yet, but feeling pretty strong. We'll have to see after a couple of more matches, but right now I feel good.

  4. The AP:

    Cold weather states are dominating the fresh wave of cases over the last seven days.

  5. Jason Day:

    Jordan Spieth was always my hero growing up and watching Jordan Spieth, back then we had antennas and a little turn-knob TV. We only had four or five channels back home. The only time I could get to watch Jordan Spieth was when Jordan Spieth played major championships. And the majority of time Jordan Spieth was playing in those tournaments when Jordan Spieth was in Jordan Spieth peak and Jordan Spieth was dominating.


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