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Synonyms for dominant
ˈdɒm ə nəntdom·i·nant
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Princeton's WordNet
dominantnoun
(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
Synonyms:
dominant alleleAntonyms:
under(a), low-level, recessive, associate(a), assistant, infrequent, subordinate, adjunct, secondarydominant allele, dominantadjective
an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
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dominant alleleAntonyms:
associate(a), recessive, under(a), low-level, secondary, subordinate, assistant, infrequent, adjunctdominantadjective
exercising influence or control
"television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"
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rife, prevalent, predominant, prevailingAntonyms:
adjunct, associate(a), recessive, assistant, subordinate, infrequent, secondary, low-level, under(a)dominantadjective
(of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
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rife, prevalent, predominant, prevailingAntonyms:
under(a), infrequent, low-level, recessive, assistant, associate(a), adjunct, secondary, subordinateprevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rifeadjective
most frequent or common
"prevailing winds"
Synonyms:
overabundant, rife, predominate, prevailing, predominant, plethoric, prevalent, preponderating, overriding, paramount, preponderantAntonyms:
adjunct, recessive, low-level, subordinate, associate(a), infrequent, under(a), assistant, secondary
Dictionary of English Synonymes
dominantadjective
Synonyms:
prevailing, ruling, predominant, predominating, ascendant, in the ascendant
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
dominantadjective
Synonyms:
predominant, prevailing, predominating, paramount
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "dominant":
predominant, prevailing, overriding, mainstream, prevalent, leading, main, pervasive, prominent, preponderant, overarching, paramount, domineering
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#373 | main | |
#1465 | leading | |
#7495 | mainstream | |
#7834 | dominant | |
#8513 | prominent | |
#11669 | paramount | |
#14484 | prevailing | |
#15704 | imposing | |
#17672 | prevalent | |
#19080 | pervasive | |
#23124 | predominant | |
#26134 | overriding | |
#33009 | rife | |
#34667 | overarching | |
#56587 | predominate | |
#90152 | domineering | |
#192580 | preponderant | |
#291090 | overabundant |
How to use dominant in a sentence?
Our crystal balls are a little cloudy at this point this year, but the H3N2 virus should be the dominant strain this year, while it tends to produce more influenza symptoms, and that's the bad news, the good news is now the vaccine has been modified and it does include H3N2 strain, so it ought to be more on target with the dominant strain of the virus this year.
However, dominant companies have a responsibility not to abuse their market position either in the market where they are dominant or in neighboring markets, this is about consumers getting the best possible results of their query.
Once a monopoly begins to grow, it becomes a thing that goes on its own, amazon starts off as the dominant book delivery service. And then it starts morphing into other products and becomes the dominant delivery service. Now it's like a monster that has to be fed every minute.
For a long period of time, manufacturers have been in a dominant position, we haven't yet seen any improvements in dealers' situation. Many of them are still struggling on the verge of survival.
To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.
Translations for dominant
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- مهيمنArabic
- преобладаващ, господстващ, доминантаBulgarian
- dominanta, převládající, dominantníCzech
- dominantGerman
- κυρίαρχοGreek
- dominanteSpanish
- غالبPersian
- vallitseva, hallitsevaFinnish
- dominantFrench
- דומיננטיHebrew
- प्रमुखHindi
- dominanteItalian
- דומיננטיHebrew
- 支配的Japanese
- dominatur,Latin
- dominanMalay
- dominerendeNorwegian
- dominującyPolish
- dominantePortuguese
- predominant, dominantă, dominant, preponderentRomanian
- преоблада́ющий, госпо́дствующий, домини́рующийRussian
- dominant, dominerandeSwedish
- மேலாதிக்கTamil
- เด่นThai
- trộiVietnamese
- 优势Chinese
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