Dominating Definition & Meaning

dominating
adjective
  1. most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
  2. 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"
  3. 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 for dominating

ascendant adj

tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin most powerful or

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ascendent adj

tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin most powerful or

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autocratic adj

offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person

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bossy adj

offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person

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commanding adj

used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside

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dominant adj

exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion

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domineering adj

tending to domineer

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high adv

at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder" in or to a high position, amount, or degree

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magisterial adj

of or relating to a magistrate; "official magisterial functions" offensively self-assured or given to exercising

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overlooking adj

used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside

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"Dominating" in song lyrics

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  • "Cause I'm the demonstrating, the dominating"
    2 Live Crew — 2 Live is What We Are... (Word)
  • "Leave me on the six team, I'm fin to be dominating"
    Guerilla Maab f/ Cl'Che — Keep You Jammin
  • "Escalating, dominating"
    Kool Moe Dee — Keep it Real

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Frequently asked questions

What does dominating mean?
most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" 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" offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around
What part of speech is dominating?
Dominating is an adjective.
How many definitions does dominating have?
Dominating has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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