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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
Synonyms:
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?
And it was a surprise that the increase in greenhouse gases appears to have been the dominant factor.
The next day, I learned that I had been fired from the shoot. Someone had called my agency to say I had gotten fat. paul’s texting increased, telling me how excited Paul Marciano was to see me, that Paul Marciano wanted me to change in front of Paul Marciano so Paul Marciano could see my naked body getting into Paul Marciano clothes. Paul Marciano asked if I thought of Paul Marciano when I was posing sexy on set. All the language Paul Marciano used was extremely dominant and possessive. At one point, to avoid Paul coming to set, I told him my boyfriend was going to be there. He was absolutely furious at that. It was an emotional and non-stop battle of games, power struggles and creative avoidance tactics.
The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not violence in all the forms deployed by the dominant to control the dominated, but consent in all the forms in which the dominated acquiesce in their own domination.
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.
I believe there is considerable public interest in releasing these documents. They raise important questions about how Facebook treats users data, their policies for working with app developers, and how they exercise their dominant position in the social media market, we don't feel we have had straight answers from Facebook on these important issues, which is why we are releasing the documents.
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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