🦁dominant

adjective
/ˈdɑː.mə.nənt/

Meaning

Having power, authority, or influence over others; most important.
controlling, influencing, or prevailing over others; most important or powerful

Example Sentences

English has become the dominant language in international business.

The dominant player controlled the entire basketball game.

Example Expressions

dominant hand

Synonyms

powerful, controlling, leading, influential, ruling, prevailing, commanding
Entry 1
powerful, controlling, leading, influential
Entry 2
controlling, ruling, prevailing, commanding

Antonyms

submissive, minor, weak, subordinate, recessive
Entry 1
submissive, minor, weak
Entry 2
submissive, subordinate, recessive, weak

Collocations

dominant role, dominant culture, dominant force, dominant position, dominant hand
Entry 1
dominant role, dominant culture, dominant force
Entry 2
dominant force, dominant position, dominant culture, dominant hand

Related Vocabularies

Not careful in what one says or does, likely to reveal secrets or offend.
concerning the writing, study, or content of literature
relating to or involving careful selection; choosy about what to accept
Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid.
slow and clumsy because of great weight; dull and labored
Artificially created to look real but not actually real.

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