Definition of dominant
Adjectives
exercising influence or control
"television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"
"the dominant partner in the marriage"
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superior
of or characteristic of high rank or importance
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ascendant, ascendent, dominating
most powerful or important or influential
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controlling
able to control or determine policy
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governing
responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
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overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating
having superior power and influence
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possessive
having or showing a desire to control or dominate
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sovereign, supreme
greatest in status or authority or power
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subordinate
lower in rank or importance
- low-level
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inferior
of or characteristic of low rank or importance
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adjunct, assistant
of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
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associate
having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status
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secondary
belonging to a lower class or rank
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under
lower in rank, power, or authority
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(of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
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recessive
(of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
most frequent or common
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- predominant, prevailing, prevalent, rife
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frequent
coming at short intervals or habitually
Nouns
(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
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musical note, note, tone
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
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- dominant allele
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allele, allelomorph
(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character
Vocabulary Lists for dominant
- acrid
- acute
- affix
- air
- ala