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dominant
adjective as in superior, controlling
Strongest matches
assertive, commanding, effective, leading, main, powerful, predominant, preeminent, prevailing, prevalent, principal
Strong matches
ascendant, chief, demonstrative, first, governing, imperative, ruling, sovereign
Weak matches
authoritative, bossy, despotic, domineering, foremost, imperious, obtaining, outweighing, overbalancing, overbearing, overweighing, paramount, predominate, preponderant, presiding, regnant, reigning, supreme, surpassing, transcendent
adjective as in main, primary
Strongest matches
influential, major, outstanding, predominant, preeminent, prevailing, prevalent, principal, prominent
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Don is so worried about seeming to favor one parental faction over another that he allows Suzanne to become the dominant voice in the room.
“I wanted to focus on the word ‘independence’ and those sidelined by the majors — supporting those sidelined by the dominant voices.
“The Pitt” took home best drama, while Rogen’s individual win lit the fuse on a dominant night for him and “The Studio,” which scored best comedy.
“I don’t think it’s smart,” Bacon said of the dominant tenor on the right.
When French captain Manae Feleu was shown a yellow card minutes later for collapsing a dominant Irish scrum with the clock in the red, Bemand's side looked to add another before the break.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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