dominating

Adjective
Synonyms: ascendantascendentcommandingoverlookingautocraticbossyhigh-and-mightymagisterialperemptory

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. most powerful or important or influential“the economically ascendant class”“D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe”Synonyms: ascendantascendent
  2. used of a height or viewpoint“a commanding view of the ocean”“looked up at the castle dominating the countryside”“the balcony overlooking the ballroom”Synonyms: commandingoverlooking
  3. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power“an autocratic person”“autocratic behavior”“a bossy way of ordering others around”“a rather aggressive and dominating character”“managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way”“a swaggering peremptory manner”Synonyms: autocraticbossyhigh-and-mightymagisterialperemptory
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dominate \Dom"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dominating.] [L. dominatus, p. p. of dominari to dominate, fr. dominus master, lord. See Dame, and cf. Domineer.] To predominate over; to rule; to govern. "A city dominated by the ax." --Dickens. [1913 Webster]

We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated. --W. Tooke. [1913 Webster]

dominating \dominating\ adj.

1.exercising influence or control. Opposite of subordinate.

Syn: ascendant, ascendent, prestigious, dominant. [WordNet 1.5]

2.high enough to provide a clear view of the surrounding area; -- of a height or viewpoint.

Syn: commanding, overlooking. [WordNet 1.5]

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