dominant

dominant: dominant, predominant, paramount, preponderant, preponderating, sovereign mean superior to all others in power, influence, position, or rank.

Something is dominant which is thought of as ruling, as commanding, or as uppermost

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a dominant race
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the idea of beauty and of a human nature perfect on all its sides, which is the dominant idea of poetry— Arnold
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I will not say that money has ceased to be the dominant force in American life— Lerner
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Something is predominant which is for the time being in the ascendant or exerts the most marked influence

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the power of . . . modifying a series of thoughts by some one predominant thought or feeling— Coleridge
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a variety of subjects ... in which no particular one is predominant— Cowper
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the painter whose predominant aim is moral instruction— Binyon
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Something is paramount which has preeminence or supremacy in importance, order, rank, or jurisdiction

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time is of paramount importance— Roosevelt
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for most American newsmen the ideal of accurate and objective news reports is fundamental and paramount— Mott
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Something is preponderant or preponderating which outweighs or overbalances every other thing of its kind in power, influence, force, or number; these terms are commonly used without clear distinction in meaning, but preponderating sometimes suggests active operation

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the preponderating tendency
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and preponderant the actual effect

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for several years this political party has been the preponderant party in the affairs of the nation
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the preponderant influence of a group of banks
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if the net result was beneficial to the university —and this seems to be the preponderant opinion around Madison — it was detrimental to La Follette— Davis
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Something is sovereign (see also FREE) when every other comparable thing is subordinate, inferior, or of lower value; the term therefore imputes unquestioned supremacy to the thing so described

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the Sovereign Ruler of the universe
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the sovereign power in the United States of America is vested in the people
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a sovereign remedy
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wearing ... an amulet sovereign against all passion— Browning
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promote . . . the sovereign good of the community— Grote
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Analogous words: *prevailing, prevalent: preeminent, *supreme, transcendent, surpassing: outstanding, salient, signal (see NOTICEABLE): governing, ruling (see GOVERN)

Antonyms: subordinate

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Synonyms:

Prevailing, ruling, predominant, predominating, ascendant, in the ascendant

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dominant — dominant, ante [ dɔminɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • XIIIe; de dominer 1 ♦ Qui exerce l autorité, domine sur d autres. Nation dominante. Féod. Fief dominant. Dr. Fonds dominant : immeuble au profit duquel existe une servitude (opposé à fonds servant). ♢ Biol.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
dominant — I adjective ascendant, authoritative, cardinal, chief, commanding, controlling, eminent, first, foremost, governing, hegemonical, influential, leading, main, master, overshadowing, paramount, predominant, predominating, preeminent, preponderant,… … Law dictionary
dominant — dominant, ante (do mi nan, nan t ) adj. 1° En parlant des choses, qui domine, qui prévaut. Goût dominant. Passion dominante. • Comme elle [la passion du trône] est la première, elle est la dominante, CORN. Tite et Bér. I, 2. • Je veux, je… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
dominant — DOMINÁNT, Ă, dominanţi, te, adj., s.f. 1. adj. Care domină. ♦ (Despre însuşiri, factori, trăsături etc.) Predominant, specific, caracteristic. 2. s.f. Trăsătură caracteristică a unei lucrări, a unui proces etc. 3. s.f. (muz.) Treapta a cincea a… … Dicționar Român
Dominant — Dom i*nant, a. [L. dominans, antis, p. pr. of dominari: cf. F. dominant. See {Dominate}.] Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power. [1913 Webster] The member of a dominant race is, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dominant — UK US /ˈdɒmɪnənt/ adjective ► more important, powerful, or successful than other people, companies, etc.: »The question was whether cable or wireless would become dominant. dominant force/player »For a long time Detroit was the dominant force in… … Financial and business terms
Dominant — Dom i*nant, n. (Mus.) The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on. [1913 Webster] {Dominant chord} (Mus.), the chord based upon the dominant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dominant — DOMINANT, ANTE, adject. Qui domine. Passion dominante. Humeur dominante. Goût dominant. [b]f♛/b] On dit figurément, qu Il y a dans un ouvrage une idée dominante à laquelle tout est subordonné. Cet homme est obsédé d une idée dominante qu il… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
dominant — [däm′ə nənt] adj. [L dominans, prp. of dominari: see DOMINATE] 1. exercising authority or influence; dominating; ruling; prevailing 2. Genetics designating or relating to that one of any pair of allelic hereditary factors which, when both are… … English World dictionary
dominant — Dominant, [domin]ante. adj. v. Qui domine. Seigneur dominant. fief dominant. passion dominante … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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