1. Most powerful, important or influential
   "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe";
   - ascendant, ascendent
    
2. Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
   "a rather aggressive and dominating character";
   - autocratic, bossy, high-and-mighty [informal], magisterial, peremptory
    
3. Situated so as to have a clear view from above or a dominant position over the surroundings
   "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside";
   - commanding, overlooking

1. Be in control
   "Her husband completely dominates her"
    
2. Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
   "Hispanics dominate in this neighbourhood";
   - predominate, rule, reign, prevail
    
3. Have dominance or the power to defeat over
   "Her pain completely dominated her";
   - master
    
4. Be greater in significance than
   "the tragedy dominated the couple's happiness";
   - overshadow, eclipse
    
5. Look down on
   "The villa dominates the town";
   - command, overlook, overtop

See also: dominant, domineering, high

Type of: act upon, bulk large, command, control, influence, interact, lie, loom, work

Encyclopedia: Dominating