DOMINATING

autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory

(adjective) 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”

ascendant, ascendent, dominating

(adjective) most powerful or important or influential; “the economically ascendant class”; “D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe”

commanding, dominating, overlooking

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

dominating

present participle of dominate

Source: Wiktionary


DOMINATE

Dom"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dominating.] Etym: [L. dominatus, p. p. of dominari to dominate, fr. dominus master, lord. See Dame, and cf. Domineer.]

Definition: To predominate over; to rule; to govern. "A city dominated by the ax." Dickens. We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated. W. Tooke.

Dom"i*nate, v. i.

Definition: To be dominant. Hallam.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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