Synonyms for dominance
dom·i·nance

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1. dominance

   Synonyms:
   lordship, mastery, superiority, preponderance, prevalence

   Antonyms:
   inferiority, subjection, serve, tude, weakness, inprevalence, minority

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1. laterality, dominancenoun

   superior development of one side of the body

   Synonyms:
   potency, lateralization, handedness, authorisation, laterality, ascendancy, authority, say-so, ascendency, ascendance, lateralisation, control, ascendence, authorization

2. dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, controlnoun

   the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

   "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"

   Synonyms:
   controller, laterality, restraint, ascendance, authorization, mastery, control, say-so, ascendency, control condition, potency, command, authority, ascendancy, ascendence, authorisation

3. dominancenoun

   the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not

   Synonyms:
   potency, authorisation, laterality, ascendancy, authority, say-so, ascendance, ascendency, control, ascendence, authorization

4. authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-sonoun

   the power or right to give orders or make decisions

   "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"

   Synonyms:
   potence, potency, government agency, potentiality, federal agency, assurance, ascendance, authorization, ascendency, control, strength, effectiveness, self-confidence, laterality, potential, say-so, self-assurance, agency, dictum, ascendancy, sanction, sureness, confidence, bureau, office, authority, empowerment, ascendence, authorisation, mandate, pronouncement

Matched Categories

1. • Bodily Property
   • Genetics
   • Organic Phenomenon

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1. List of paraphrases for "dominance":

   domination, predominance, domain, hegemony, supremacy, preponderance, prevalence, predominating, pre-eminence

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1. dominance

   Synonyms:
   Neurology Cerebral dominance

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1. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   The strength and richness of democracy lie in the harmony of diverse voices, not the dominance of one.

2. William Schaffner:

   We've had the dominance of H1N1 yield to now a dominance or at least an equivalence of H3N2, which means that the strain that causes more severe disease is actually producing a substantial amount of late season influenza this year.

3. Elise Stefanik:

   Make no mistake, Joe Biden's war on American energy is to blame for the price of gas hitting record highs. Biden is using Russia's war in Ukraine as a shield for his Far-Left anti-energy agenda, instead of unleashing American energy dominance at home, the Biden administration is turning to other foreign dictators and Russia-aligned regimes to fill this need. We must unleash American energy dominance and no longer depend on our foreign adversaries for oil and gas. That is the only way America can reverse the historic gas prices hurting families across the country and ensure our energy and national security.

4. RAMANA PEMMARAJU:

   We're going to witness a never before phenomenon in the coming century with more souls manifesting in human form who will shun mediocrity and mind's dominance and will live life to the fullest to the hearts content, transforming our planet into a paradise!” Get ready.

5. Novak Djokovic:

   The dominance of first of all Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal over the years was fantastic. Then Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, we got into the mix and us four have been winning most of the big events in the last six, seven, eight years, now it's normal to expect that there is a new generation of players, younger players that are right at the top like Kei Nishikori, Milos Raonic,( Grigor) Dimitrov who have the quality to win against the best and they have done that.