Dominating — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

be in control

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒmɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒmɪnˌeɪtɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈeɪ/.

Examples

Money reigns supreme here
Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
Her husband completely dominates her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dominate rule eclipse magisterial command overtop high-and-mighty prevail overlooking overlook ascendant master predominate commanding ascendent autocratic bossy reign overshadow peremptory

Parts of Speech

verb	be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance “Money reigns supreme here”
verb	be in control “Her husband completely dominates her”
verb	have dominance or the power to defeat over “Her pain completely mastered her”
verb	be greater in significance than “the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness”
verb	look down on “The villa dominates the town”
adjective	most powerful or important or influential “the economically ascendant class”
adjective	used of a height or viewpoint “a commanding view of the ocean”
adjective	offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power “an autocratic person”

Word Forms

predominant	adjective	most frequent or common
predomination	noun	the state of being predominant over others
predominance	noun	the state of being predominant over others
reign	noun	a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
prevalence	noun	a superiority in numbers or amount
dominant	adjective	exercising influence or control
dominion	noun	dominance or power through legal authority
domination	noun	power to dominate or defeat
dominance	noun	the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
master	noun	a person who has general authority over others
mastery	noun	power to dominate or defeat
overlook	noun	a high place affording a good view
ascendant	noun	position or state of being dominant or in control
ascendancy	noun	the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
ascendance	noun	the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
ascendency	noun	the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
ascendence	noun	the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
boss	noun	a person who exercises control over workers

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dominierend

in Anzahl, Menge, Macht, Status oder Bedeutung größer sein

🇫🇷French

dominateur

être plus grand en nombre, en quantité, en pouvoir, en statut ou en importance

🇪🇸Spanish

dominante

ser mayor en número, cantidad, poder, estatus o importancia

🇮🇹Italian

dominante

essere maggiore in numero, quantità, potere, status o importanza

🇳🇱Dutch

domineert

groter zijn in aantal, hoeveelheid, macht, status of belang

🇵🇹Portuguese

dominando

ser maior em número, quantidade, poder, status ou importância

🇷🇺Russian

доминирующий

быть больше по количеству, количеству, силе, статусу или важности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हावी

संख्या, मात्रा, शक्ति, स्थिति या महत्व में बड़ा हो

🇧🇩Bengali

আধিপত্যশীল

সংখ্যা, পরিমাণ, শক্তি, মর্যাদা বা গুরুত্বে বড় হতে হবে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆதிக்கம் செலுத்துகிறது

எண்ணிக்கை, அளவு, சக்தி, நிலை அல்லது முக்கியத்துவம் ஆகியவற்றில் பெரியதாக இருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆధిపత్యం చెలాయిస్తోంది

సంఖ్య, పరిమాణం, శక్తి, హోదా లేదా ప్రాముఖ్యతలో పెద్దదిగా ఉండాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

वर्चस्व

संख्या, प्रमाण, शक्ती, स्थिती किंवा महत्त्व मोठे व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રભુત્વ ધરાવતું

સંખ્યા, જથ્થા, શક્તિ, સ્થિતિ અથવા મહત્વમાં મોટા બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಬಲ್ಯ ಸಾಧಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ, ಪ್ರಮಾಣ, ಶಕ್ತಿ, ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿರಬೇಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആധിപത്യം പുലർത്തുന്നു

എണ്ണം, അളവ്, ശക്തി, പദവി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രാധാന്യം എന്നിവയിൽ വലുതായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਵੀ

ਗਿਣਤੀ, ਮਾਤਰਾ, ਸ਼ਕਤੀ, ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਮਹੱਤਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلبہ

تعداد، مقدار، طاقت، حیثیت یا اہمیت میں بڑا ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

占主导地位

在数量、数量、权力、地位或重要性上更大

🇯🇵Japanese

支配する

数、量、権力、地位、または重要性においてより大きいこと

🇰🇷Korean

지배하는

수, 수량, 힘, 지위 또는 중요성이 더 커야 합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thống trị

lớn hơn về số lượng, số lượng, quyền lực, địa vị hoặc tầm quan trọng

🇹🇭Thai

มีอำนาจเหนือกว่า

ให้มีจำนวน ปริมาณ อำนาจ สถานะ หรือความสำคัญมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendominasi

menjadi lebih besar dalam jumlah, kuantitas, kekuasaan, status atau kepentingan

🇵🇭Filipino

nangingibabaw

maging mas malaki sa bilang, dami, kapangyarihan, katayuan o kahalagahan

🇲🇾Malay

mendominasi

lebih besar dari segi bilangan, kuantiti, kuasa, status atau kepentingan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المهيمنة

تكون أكبر من حيث العدد أو الكمية أو القوة أو المكانة أو الأهمية

🇮🇷Persian

مسلط

از نظر تعداد، کمیت، قدرت، وضعیت یا اهمیت بیشتر باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

hakim

sayı, miktar, güç, statü veya önem bakımından daha büyük olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

שולט

להיות גדול יותר במספר, בכמות, בעוצמה, במעמד או בחשיבות

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'dominating'?

The primary meaning of 'dominating' is 'be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dominating' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'dominating' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dominating' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dominating' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'dominating' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'dominating' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'dominating' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'dominating' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'dominating' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'dominating' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted