"dominating" in the verb sense
1. predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
"Money reigns supreme here"
"Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
2. dominate
be in control
"Her husband completely dominates her"
3. dominate, master
have dominance or the power to defeat over
"Her pain completely mastered her"
"The methods can master the problems"
4. overshadow, dominate, eclipse
be greater in significance than
"the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"
5. dominate, command, overlook, overtop
look down on
"The villa dominates the town"
"dominating" in the adjective sense
1. ascendant, ascendent, dominating
most powerful or important or influential
"the economically ascendant class"
"D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
2. commanding, dominating, overlooking
used of a height or viewpoint
"a commanding view of the ocean"
"looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"
"the balcony overlooking the ballroom"
3. autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
"an autocratic person"
"autocratic behavior"
"a bossy way of ordering others around"
"a rather aggressive and dominating character"
"managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"
"a swaggering peremptory manner"
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