dominant

Speech parts

1. dominant - Noun

2. dominant - Adjective

3. dominant - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.

The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

prevalent prevailing predominant ruling controlling ascendant supreme main leading primary paramount chief principal commanding foremost
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Antonyms

subordinate recessive meek small last under
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Hypernyms

note tone allele allelomorph musical note

Phrases with the word

dominant factor dominant time dominant note dominant culture x-linked dominant inheritance dominant influence

Examples

We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity. George Soros

Nevertheless, there is another threat on the horizon. I see this threat in environmentalism which is becoming a new dominant ideology, if not a religion. Its main weapon is raising the alarm and predicting the human life endangering climate change based on man-made global warming. Václav Klaus

The dominant social thought shapes the institutionalized order of society... and the malfunctioning of established institutions in turn alters social thought. Theodore Schultz

It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be. Isaac Asimov

Educational enterprises do not for any length of time remain immune from the struggle of interests for power which is the dominant feature of social life under a class system. A. J. Muste

Portugal was born in the shadow of the Catholic Church and religion, from the beginning it was the formative element of the soul of the nation and the dominant trait of character of the Portuguese people. António de Oliveira Salazar

Close letter words and terms

dominance of women dominancy dominand dominant allele dominant baron dominant bit