dominant

adjsuperior, controlling
adjmain, primary

Synonyms for dominant

adj superior, controlling

Antonyms for dominant

central

adjective. main, principal; in the middle

Word Origin & History

mid-15c., from Middle French dominant (13c.), from Latin dominantem (nominative dominans), present participle of dominari (see domination). Music sense is from 1819. Sexual bondage sense by c.1960. The noun is first recorded 1819, earliest in the musical sense.

Example Sentences for dominant

In spite of his youth he was unquestionably the dominant spirit here.

I have said that the dominant thinking of our age is materialistic, and by that I mean also physical.

Cassidy struggled with all his pride against the dominant fury this man hurled on him.

The old fascination was still as dominant as at its birth, sixteen years ago.

Of the two, his miserable little accuser was the dominant figure.

He had been the dominant personality in their mutual friendship.

Finally lost is the dominant position in the region of Finance.

They were dominant by land and sea; indeed they possessed a fleet twice the size of his own.

But the dominant overcast of their minds was the coming of the sheriff.

The danger always is that the initial leader may become too dominant.

dominant

Synonyms for dominant

Antonyms for dominant

capital

central

commanding

eminent

especial

dominant

Synonyms for dominant

Antonyms for dominant

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