Synonyms for dominating
dom·i·nat·ing

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1. ascendant, ascendent, dominatingadjective

   most powerful or important or influential

   "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"

   Synonyms:
   magisterial, high-and-mighty, ascendant, autocratic, commanding, peremptory, ascendent, ascensive, overlooking, bossy

   Antonyms:
   subordinate, low, submissive, low-level

2. commanding, dominating, overlookingadjective

   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:
   magisterial, high-and-mighty, ascendant, autocratic, commanding, peremptory, ascendent, bossy, overlooking

   Antonyms:
   subordinate, submissive, low, low-level

3. autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptoryadjective

   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:
   overlooking, authoritarian, despotic, ascendant, distinguished, autocratic, commanding, magisterial, imposing, tyrannical, high-and-mighty, grand, bossy, tyrannic, ascendent, peremptory, dictatorial

   Antonyms:
   low, subordinate, submissive, low-level

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1. Raewyn Connell:

   With teenage boys, the search for respect and recognition often results in exaggerated displays of dominating masculinity : the football hero, the first guy in the peer group who smokes, the playground bully, etc..

2. Jason Day:

   Jordan Spieth was always my hero growing up and watching Jordan Spieth, back then we had antennas and a little turn-knob TV. We only had four or five channels back home. The only time I could get to watch Jordan Spieth was when Jordan Spieth played major championships. And the majority of time Jordan Spieth was playing in those tournaments when Jordan Spieth was in Jordan Spieth peak and Jordan Spieth was dominating.

3. Charlie Baker:

   I heard what The President said today about dominating and fighting. I know I should be surprised when I hear incendiary words like this from The President, but I'm not, at so many times during these past several weeks when the country needed compassion and leadership the most, it was simply nowhere to be found.

4. Kei Nishikori:

   I was close in Madrid, but today I was dominating everything, i definitely needed to change some of my tactics when playing against Rafa. I had to play 100 percent to beat him.

5. Yair Lapid:

   The Netanyahu era is coming to an end. That's not because security issues don't matter but because social and economic issues are dominating the agenda, netanyahu has missed his moment. You can't blame him - it's never easy to know when the moment of your era passes. But for him it has passed.