dominating
Word-form referencesdominate
Adjective
most powerful or important or influential
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the economically ascendant class
D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe
used of a height or viewpoint
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a commanding view of the ocean
looked up at the castle dominating the countryside
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the balcony overlooking the ballroom
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
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an autocratic person
autocratic behavior
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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