dominant
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- controlling, assertive, authoritative, commanding, governing, ruling, superior, supreme
- main, chief, predominant, pre-eminent, primary, principal, prominent

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Antonyms: subordinate
Contrasted words: collateral, dependent, secondary, subject, tributary, unimportant
Related Words: prevailing, preeminent, supreme, surpassing, transcendent, chief, first, foremost, leading, main, principal, governing, ruling

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English Thesaurus: powerful, influential, strong, dominan

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I. dom‧i‧nant¹ W3 AC /ˈdɒmənənt, ˈdɒmɪnənt $ ˈdɑː-/ adjective

1. more powerful, important, or noticeable than other people or things ⇒ dominate:
The dominant male gorilla is the largest in the group.
Japan became dominant in the mass market during the 1980s.
its dominant position within the group

2. controlling or trying to control other people or things – used to show disapproval Synonym : domineering:
a dominant personality

3. technical a dominant gene causes a child to have a particular physical feature or illness, even if it has been passed on from only one parent ⇒ recessive:
The disease is under the control of a single dominant gene.

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II. dominant² noun [singular] technical
the fifth note of a musical scale of eight notes

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dominant
adj.
VERBS be, seem | become | remain
ADV. extremely, very | completely, overwhelmingly, totally | increasingly | fairly, relatively | economically, politically, socially the economically dominant class

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powerful a powerful person, organization, group etc is able to control and influence events and other people’s actions:
the world’s most powerful nation
Parliament had become more powerful than the King.
a powerful political family
influential having a lot of power to influence what happens, because people pay attention to what you say:
a highly influential fashion designer
He’s one of the most influential figures in international politics.
strong powerful – used about people or groups in politics who have a lot of supporters:
The communists were particularly strong in the big industrial cities.
He is a strong voice in the state assembly.
dominant more powerful than other people, groups, countries etc:
She was the dominant force in women’s tennis for many years.
The company has a dominant position in the market.

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