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- (Informal) Excellent, extremely good.
- Very heavy and powerful.
- Having or showing great power, skill, strength, or force:
(Informal) Great; extreme:
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- (Informal) Great; extreme:
- Having absolute power; all-powerful:
- Having unlimited power; all-powerful
Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement.
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- Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement.
- Greatest in power, authority, or rank; paramount or dominant.
- Ultimate; final:
Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
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- Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
Having absolute power; omnipotent:
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- Having absolute power; omnipotent:
Inclining or moving upward; ascending or rising.
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- Inclining or moving upward; ascending or rising.
- In control; dominant; superior
- Dominant in position or influence; superior.
Currently ruling or holding a position.
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- Currently ruling or holding a position.
Exercising control or authority:
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- Exercising control or authority:
- Predominant:
- That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
Most frequent, noticeable, etc.; predominant
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- Most frequent, noticeable, etc.; predominant
- Prevalent, common, widespread.
- Blowing usually or most frequently from a given direction:
Widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted, or practiced.
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- Widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted, or practiced.
- Generally practiced, occurring, or accepted
- (Rare) Stronger, more effective, etc.; dominant
Characterized by the obsessive need to control the actions of others
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- Characterized by the obsessive need to control the actions of others
- Having control over a person or thing.
Of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor
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- Of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor
Having or exercising influence.
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- Having or exercising influence.
- Having or exerting influence, esp. great influence; powerful; effective
- Having or exerting influence.
Exercising authority or influence; dominating; ruling; prevailing
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- Exercising authority or influence; dominating; ruling; prevailing
- Being a species that has the greatest effect within its ecological community, especially by determining the presence, abundance, or type of other species. As a plant community progresses through stages of succession, different species may become dominant for a period until the climax community is reached, at which point the dominant species remains stable until a major disruption occurs. Among animals, the dominant species in a community is generally the top predator or the most abundant or widespread species.
- Being an animal that occupies the highest position in a social hierarchy and has the greatest access to resources such as food and a mate or mates. Social dominance is gained and maintained through factors such as size and aggressiveness.
Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
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- Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
- Having or arising from authority; official:
- Having or showing authority; official
Absolute; despotic
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- Absolute; despotic
- Absolute; despotic; completely unreasonable; lacking any rational basis. This type of decision is often called arbitrary and capricious.
- (Law) Relating to a decision made by a court or legislature that lacks a grounding in law or fact:
Highest in rank, power, or authority:
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- Highest in rank, power, or authority:
- Ranking higher than any other, as in power or importance; chief; supreme
- Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing.
- Having superior force, importance, or influence:
- That preponderates; greater in amount, weight, power, influence, importance, etc.; predominant
Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding.
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- Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding.
Overbearing, arrogant, domineering, etc.
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- Overbearing, arrogant, domineering, etc.
- (Obsolete) Regal; imperial.
- Urgent; pressing:
Of, relating to, or being a transitive verb when its object is implied but not stated. For example, inspires in We have a teacher who inspires is an absolute verb.
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- Of, relating to, or being a transitive verb when its object is implied but not stated. For example, inspires in We have a teacher who inspires is an absolute verb.
- (Law) Complete and unconditional; final:
- Unconstrained by constitutional or other provisions:
Empowered and required to administer (laws, government affairs, etc.); administrative
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- Empowered and required to administer (laws, government affairs, etc.); administrative
- Of, relating to, capable of, or suited for carrying out or executing:
- Having, characterized by, or relating to administrative or managerial authority:
Holding office or serving in a public capacity:
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- Holding office or serving in a public capacity:
- Of or relating to an office or a post of authority:
- Characteristic of or befitting a person of authority; formal:
Exerting or capable of exerting strong influence; cogent:
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- Exerting or capable of exerting strong influence; cogent:
- Effective or powerful in action, as a drug or drink
- Having authority or power; mighty; influential
Burdensome; oppressive
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- Burdensome; oppressive
- Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous.
- Of great significance or moment; serious
Operative; in effect:
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- Operative; in effect:
- Producing a strong impression or response; striking:
- Existing in fact; actual:
Producing or capable of producing the desired effect; having the intended result; effective
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- Producing or capable of producing the desired effect; having the intended result; effective
So strong as to be overwhelming:
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- So strong as to be overwhelming:
- That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
Transcending; surpassing; excelling; extraordinary
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- Transcending; surpassing; excelling; extraordinary
- In Kant's theory of knowledge, being beyond the limits of experience and hence unknowable.
- In Kantianism, beyond human knowledge
That surpasses the average or usual; exceeding or excelling; unusually excellent
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- That surpasses the average or usual; exceeding or excelling; unusually excellent
- Exceptional; exceeding:
(Grammar) Of, relating to, or being the extreme degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb, as in best or brightest.
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- (Grammar) Of, relating to, or being the extreme degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb, as in best or brightest.
- Excessive or exaggerated
- (Gram.) Designating or of the extreme degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs; expressing the greatest degree of the quality or attribute expressed by the positive degree: usually indicated by the suffix -est (hardest) or by the use of most with the positive form (most beautiful)
incompetent
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submissive
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inferior
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principal
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Inclining or moving upward; ascending or rising.
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- Inclining or moving upward; ascending or rising.
- In control; dominant; superior
- Dominant in position or influence; superior.
Exercising the most power, control, or influence:
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- Exercising the most power, control, or influence:
- Being an animal that occupies the highest position in a social hierarchy and has the greatest access to resources such as food and a mate or mates. Social dominance is gained and maintained through factors such as size and aggressiveness.
- Exercising authority or influence; dominating; ruling; prevailing
(Genetics) Of, having, or exhibiting prepotency.
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- (Genetics) Of, having, or exhibiting prepotency.
- Greater in power, influence, or force than another or others; predominant.
- Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant.
- Prevalent, common, widespread.
- Blowing usually or most frequently from a given direction:
- Superior in strength, influence, or effect
Widespread; prevalent.
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- Widespread; prevalent.
- Predominant.
- Of greatest power; predominant
Exercising control or authority:
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- Exercising control or authority:
- Predominant:
- That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.
Final; ultimate
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- Final; ultimate
- Greatest in power, authority, or rank; paramount or dominant.
- Ultimate; final:
Belonging to the present time:
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- Belonging to the present time:
- A flow of positive electric charge. The strength of current flow in any medium is related to voltage differences in that medium, as well as the electrical properties of the medium, and is measured in amperes. Since electrons are stipulated to have a negative charge, current in an electrical circuit actually flows in the opposite direction of the movement of electrons.
- Being in progress now:
- Prevalent, common, widespread.
- Blowing usually or most frequently from a given direction:
- Generally current; widespread:
Widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted, or practiced.
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- Widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted, or practiced.
- Generally practiced, occurring, or accepted
- (Rare) Stronger, more effective, etc.; dominant
Predominant.
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- Predominant.
- Of greatest power; predominant
- Widespread; prevalent.
Abounding
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- Abounding
- Abundant or numerous.
- In widespread existence, practice, or use; increasingly prevalent.
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- Preponderant implies superiority in amount, weight, power, importance, etc. the preponderant religion of a country
- Preeminent implies prominence because of surpassing excellence the preeminent writer of his time
- Paramount is applied to that which ranks first in importance, authority, etc. of paramount interest to me
- Dominant refers to that which dominates or controls, or has the greatest effect dominant characteristics in genetics
- Predominant refers to that which is at the moment uppermost in importance or influence the predominant reason for his refusal
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