Dominant synonyms
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Part of speech:
Arrogant in asserting or attempting to assert one's will over others; overbearing.
retiring (antonym)
That retires
humble (antonym)
Having or showing a consciousness of one's defects or shortcomings; not overly proud; not self-assertive; modest
unassuming (antonym)
Not assuming, pretentious, or forward; modest; retiring
That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
Having effect or power
Having command; controlling.
Arrogantly domineering or overbearing.
Expressing a command or plea; peremptory:
Authoritative is defined as someone who knows a great deal about a certain subject and who is generally considered an expert.
Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
Of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical
The definition of demonstrative is someone who is prone to showing affection or emotion, or something that serves as a demonstration or as conclusive evidence and proof.
Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured.
Aggressive is defined as bold and assertive.
Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
submissive (antonym)
Having or showing a tendency to submit without resistance; docile; yielding
meek. See syn. study at predominant.predominant (antonym)
Inclined to use force
principal (related)
The definition of principal is the first or highest in importance.
autocratic (related)
powerful (related)
The definition of powerful is having a lot of strength, authority or force.
Surpassing or controlling.
Having dominant or controlling power or influence:
Most important or significant; main; principal
Having control over a person or thing.
Exhibiting or pertaining to domination.
Standing high by comparison with others, as in rank or achievement; renowned; exalted; distinguished
The definition of foremost is something most important, highest ranking or most relevant.
hegemonic
Of or pertaining to hegemony
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master or teacher; authoritative:
Controlling all other parts of a mechanism:
1870, Carl Schurz, George H. Thomas Eulogy
Highest in rank, power, or authority:
predominating
The definition of preeminent is someone who is distinguished in some way or who surpasses and exceeds the accomplishments of others.
Having superior force, importance, or influence:
(Biology) Characterized by prepotency.
Generally current; widespread:
The definition of primary is something that is the most important, among the most important, something that comes early in development or that is original and not derived from something else.
Free from constraints of the material world
Power assigned to another; authorization:
Originally, a magistrate without colleague in republican ancient Rome, who held full executive authority for a term granted by the senate (legislature), typically to conduct a war
(Physiology) The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.
Control or power over another or others.
The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant.
Sovereignty is authority to govern a state or a state that is self governing.
superordination
The ordination of a person to fill a station already occupied; especially, the ordination by an ecclesiastical official, during his lifetime, of his successor.
Supremacy is domination or superiority or in control of all others.
To enjoy a commanding, controlling position in:
To gain by the use of force or coercion:
To make timid; fill with fear:
inferior (antonym)
Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation:
subordinate (antonym)
(Gram.) Having the function of a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence
secondary (antonym)
Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Compare primary.
modest (antonym)
Behaving, dressing, speaking, etc. in a way that is considered proper or decorous; decent
uncontrolling (antonym)
superior, controlling
unaggressive (antonym)
Not aggressive. Peaceable. Not violent
recessive (related)
Relating to the form of a gene that is not expressed as a trait in an individual unless two such genes are inherited, one from each parent. In an organism having two different genes for a trait, the recessive form is overpowered by its counterpart, or dominant, form located on the other of a pair of chromosomes. In humans, lack of dimples is a recessive trait, while the presence of dimples is dominant.
Currently ruling or holding a position.
Acting or capable of acting as a master or leader, especially in being domineering or imperious:
Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement.
strong (related)
Persuasive, effective, and cogent:
important (related)
The definition of important is having great significance or consequence.
inheritance (related)
The action of inheriting something:
Abundant or numerous.
dominant allele
an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
subdominant
Less than or only partly dominant
submediant
mediant
The third tone in a diatonic musical scale, determining the major or minor quality of the tonic chord.
subtonic
(Phonetics, dated) An imperfectly articulated sound or utterance, as characterized by Dr. James Rush (Guide to Pronunciation, 1833).
supertonic
(Music) The second tone of a diatonic scale, next above the tonic
Alternative spelling of ascendancy.
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