Synset

exercising influence or control
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 51

sample sentences

"television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"
"the dominant partner in the marriage"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dominance dominate dominate

antonym

semantic pointers

also see

attribute

status, position

similar to

dominating, ascendant, ascendent controlling governing paramount, overriding, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating possessive supreme, sovereign superior