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dominating

/dˈɑmʌnˌeɪtɪŋ/adjective4 syllables

Dominating means: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power.

Synonyms for dominating12

adjective, as in offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

autocratic, bossy, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory, domineering

adjective, as in most powerful or important or influential

ascendant, ascendent, dominant

adjective, as in used of a height or viewpoint

What does dominating mean?3

adjective

1

offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power“an autocratic person”

2

most powerful or important or influential“the economically ascendant class”

3

used of a height or viewpoint“a commanding view of the ocean”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dominating?1

four syllables

Show 15 near rhymes
concentratedpopulatedconcentratingcontemplatingobligatedqualitativeintoxicatedaccommodatingcontemplatedconsecratedaccommodatedconsolidatingcompensatingpropagatedpromulgated

Dominating in a sentence

  • Ann prefers dominating men and being dominated by women.sabretou
  • Winning one race isn't the same as dominating a sport.rul
  • Fadil's personality was very dominating and Layla just couldn't take it anymore.OsoHombre
  • He hadn't forgotten; he couldn't forget; the past was all over him, obsessing and dominating.Cangarejo
  • They're no longer dominating the narrative.Amastan
  • Capricorns are clearly dominating this world.LoverofEnglish
  • The female experience is a dominating theme in Mary's poetry.zumley

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