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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
dominating
1. most powerful or important or influential (Freq. 1)
- the economically ascendant class
- D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe
• Syn:
ascendant, ascendent
• Similar to:
dominant
• Derivationally related forms:
ascendency (for: ascendent), ascendence (for: ascendent), ascendant (for: ascendant), ascendancy (for: ascendant), ascendance (for: ascendant)
2. 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
• Syn:
autocratic, bossy, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory
• Similar to:
domineering
• Derivationally related forms:
boss (for: bossy)
3. 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
• Syn:
commanding, overlooking
• Similar to:
high
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