domineered

verb

past tense of domineer
as in dominated

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for domineered
  1. dominated
  2. dictated
  3. oppressed
  4. mastered
  5. regulated
  6. managed
Verb
  • Though the sexism of the times forced Beth to take a back seat to her husband as the face of the company, her work dominated the mid-20th century American shoe market and brought avant-garde ideas into shoe design.
    — Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • On Tuesday, the shooting dominated the political conversation on the ground in Maine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of dominated
Verb
  • At the time, logic dictated the culprit to be malaria because the couple had shown symptoms of the illness, including a telltale intermittent fever.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • While this landform may have dictated—in Wright’s mind—the obvious building site, its massing and material palette were entirely his invention.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Definition of dictated
Verb
  • Man oppressed woman legally, economically, socially, educationally, morally, professionally and religiously.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • Your structure sorts the whole world into two boxes, oppressor and oppressed.
    — Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
Definition of oppressed
Verb
  • Faculty across the country increasingly report spending more time teaching skills that many students once mastered before arriving on campus.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Emma Chamberlain has mastered the art of the messy textured pixie.
    — Genesis Rivas, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Definition of mastered
Verb
  • Prediction markets can legally operate in Texas because they’re regulated by the federal government rather than under state gambling laws.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
  • The Roanoke River flows from Virginia into North Carolina and has lower sections regulated by hydroelectric projects, according to Paddle Guide.
    — Mark Price July 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Definition of regulated
Verb
  • That is 22 more than teams managed in Qatar in 2022 and nine more than in the 2018 tournament in Russia — with the caveat that 36 more games have already been played in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Rushdie lost an eye and suffered other life-threatening injuries but managed to survive.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Definition of managed
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

domineer
domineered
domineering
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Domineered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domineered. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on domineered

Nglish: Translation of domineered for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of bibelot

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 17
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
child-detective
Spot the Misspelled Word July 2026 Those little red underlines can't help you now...
See All