Synonyms of dominating

dominating 1 of 3

noun

as in conquest

the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control

the gradual dominating of Europe by a few ruling families

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conquest
• domination
• subjugation
• takeover
• subjection
• overpowering
• subduing
• subjugating
• victory
• vanquishing
• subjecting
• winning
• win
• whipping
• defeat
• triumph
• trimming
• licking
• beating
• trouncing
• enslavement
• drubbing
• shellacking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberation
• freeing
• release
• emancipation
• enfranchisement
• manumission

dominating

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adjective

1

as in dominant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dominant
• prominent
• eminent
• tall
• towering
• lifted
• lofty
• high
• uplifted
• altitudinous
• elevated
• raised
• statuesque
• upswept
• high-rise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• short
• low
• squat
• flat
• low-lying
• stubby
• stumpy

2

as in domineering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• domineering
• overbearing
• magisterial
• feisty
• confident
• imperious
• daring
• scrappy
• cocky
• insolent
• bumptious
• lordly
• determined
• unapologetic
• impudent
• dynamic
• overconfident
• brassy
• adventurous
• bare-knuckles
• dashing
• cheeky
• brash
• bare-knuckled
• emboldened
• adventuresome
• forward
• unyielding
• obtrusive
• audacious
• emphatic
• unsubdued
• hustling
• bare-knuckle
• gutsy
• venturous
• cocksure
• presumptuous
• venturesome
• bold
• energetic
• combative
• strenuous
• belligerent
• vigorous
• aggressive
• gung ho
• pugnacious
• warlike
• bellicose
• assertive
• high-pressure
• in-your-face
• contentious
• hyperaggressive
• ambitious
• overambitious
• gladiatorial
• pushy
• militant
• quarrelsome
• argumentative
• truculent
• enterprising
• disputatious
• discordant
• fierce
• trigger-happy
• self-assertive
• go-getting
• self-asserting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• low-pressure
• unaggressive
• unassertive
• submissive
• relaxed
• yielding
• amenable
• docile
• unambitious
• nonassertive
• easygoing
• shrinking
• compliant
• deferential
• acquiescent
• tractable
• passive
• resigned
• subdued
• quiet
• mild
• modest
• ambitionless
• humble
• timid
• unenterprising
• meek
• retiring
• shy
• reserved
• unobtrusive
• lowly
• laid-back
• subservient
• bashful
• servile
• demure
• diffident
• slavish
• mousy
• cowering
• obsequious
• grovelling
• cringing
• groveling
• overmodest
• mousey

dominating

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verb

present participle of dominate

1

as in conquering

to bring under one's control by force of arms

by 1941 Hitler had dominated much of Europe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conquering
• subduing
• subjecting
• defeating
• overcoming
• subjugating
• overpowering
• subordinating
• enslaving
• vanquishing
• reducing
• pacifying
• beating
• crushing
• smashing
• annihilating
• whipping
• licking
• suppressing
• clobbering
• prevailing (over)
• thrashing
• trouncing
• routing
• quelling
• mowing (down)
• triumphing (over)
• smothering
• drubbing
• walloping
• repressing
• silencing
• squashing
• squelching
• quashing
• skunking
• breaking
• cracking down (on)
• putting down
• snuffing (out)
• clamping down (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freeing
• liberating
• springing
• releasing
• emancipating
• discharging
• enfranchising
• unfettering
• manumitting
• unbinding
• unchaining
• uncaging

2

as in overlooking

to look down on

the ruined fortress dominates the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overlooking
• commanding
• facing
• fronting