Synonyms for dominant
ˈdɒm ə nənt

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1. dominant(noun)

   (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

   Synonyms:
   dominant allele

   Antonyms:
   under(a), low-level, recessive, associate(a), assistant, infrequent, subordinate, adjunct, secondary

2. dominant allele, dominant(adj)

   an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

   Synonyms:
   dominant allele

   Antonyms:
   associate(a), recessive, under(a), low-level, secondary, subordinate, assistant, infrequent, adjunct

3. dominant(adj)

   exercising influence or control

   "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

   Synonyms:
   rife, prevalent, predominant, prevailing

   Antonyms:
   adjunct, associate(a), recessive, assistant, subordinate, infrequent, secondary, low-level, under(a)

4. dominant(adj)

   (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

   Synonyms:
   rife, prevalent, predominant, prevailing

   Antonyms:
   under(a), infrequent, low-level, recessive, assistant, associate(a), adjunct, secondary, subordinate

5. prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife(adj)

   most frequent or common

   "prevailing winds"

   Synonyms:
   overabundant, rife, predominate, prevailing, predominant, plethoric, prevalent, preponderating, overriding, paramount, preponderant

   Antonyms:
   adjunct, recessive, low-level, subordinate, associate(a), infrequent, under(a), assistant, secondary

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1. dominant(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   imposing

2. dominant(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   prevalent

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1. dominant(a.)

   Synonyms:
   prevailing, ruling, predominant, predominating, ascendant, in the ascendant

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1. dominant(a)

   Synonyms:
   predominant, prevailing, predominating, paramount

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1. List of paraphrases for "dominant":

   predominant, prevailing, overriding, mainstream, prevalent, leading, main, pervasive, prominent, preponderant, overarching, paramount, domineering

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How to use dominant in a sentence?

1. John Ing:

   The oils were a little bit better, so we got a bounce there, the on-again, off-again Greek events are the dominant factor.

2. Doug Biesecker:

   It's a very complicated issue, does the sun have a role in our variable climate? Yes. Is the dominant role? No. Even the concept of the sun being responsible for Europe's mini ice age -- it's not hard-and-fast true.

3. Mark Mulholland:

   Whatever news comes out of it (the conference) might matter to some short-term traders but won’t affect our view on the stock, we’re going to hold this stock for at least another three years, because it has such a dominant position in the phone market.

4. Ehsan Sehgal:

   A chicken benefits not from her eggs, the honeybees cannot enjoy their honey; similarly, a writer earns nothing from its writing, and visionary one receives not profit from its vision. However, the dominant figures stay to contribute a little support for the continuation of such a selfish and monopolized system.

5. Philip Hammond:

   To remain a dominant player we in the UK must do what London's markets have always done: evolve.

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