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Definition of dominating : of Dominate

Synonyms:

tyrannical, high, over, overlooking, preponderant, tyrannic, distinguished, dominant, dominative, ascensive, paramount, ascendent, domineering, ascendant, despotic, high-and-mighty, grand, peremptory, bossy, imposing, autocratic, regnant, dictatorial, authoritarian, magisterial

grasping, gripping, coordinating, charging, holding, swaying, reigning

predominating, mastering, subordinating, vanquishing, lording, oppressing, conquering, bettering

achieving, triumphing, consummating, prevailing, earning, fulfilling, winning, succeeding, overcoming, surmounting, accomplishing, ascending, attaining

executing, managing, bridling, presiding, ruling, ordering, disciplining, leading, superintending, commanding, governing, overseeing, steering, directing, piloting, supervising, controlling, administering, harnessing

Usage examples:

• Upon Ethel Wing had descended the dominating characteristics of the elder James, who, whatever the power he might wield in Wall Street, was little more than a visitor in Newport. - "A Modern Chronicle, Volume 5", Winston Churchill.
• I saw it as the great imperial Roman city dominating the valley. - "A Journey Through France in War Time", Joseph G. Butler, Jr..
• To recall what this means it is necessary to remember that Spain was the great dominating empire of the sixteenth century. - "Stories of Authors, British and American", Edwin Watts Chubb.