Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dominate

5 senses of dominate

Sense 1
predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail -- (be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood")

Sense 2
dominate -- (be in control; "Her husband completely dominates her")
       => influence, act upon, work -- (have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate")

Sense 3
dominate, master -- (have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems")
       => control, command -- (exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces")

Sense 4
overshadow, dominate, eclipse -- (be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness")
       => brood, hover, loom, bulk large -- (hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long")

Sense 5
dominate, command, overlook, overtop -- (look down on; "The villa dominates the town")
       => lie -- (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

Antonyms of adj dominated

2 senses of dominated

Sense 1
dominated -- (controlled or ruled by superior authority or power)

INDIRECT (VIA controlled) -> uncontrolled -- (not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth")

Sense 2
dominated, henpecked -- (harassed by persistent nagging)

INDIRECT (VIA submissive) -> domineering -- (tending to domineer)

Similarity of adj dominated

2 senses of dominated

Sense 1
dominated -- (controlled or ruled by superior authority or power)
       => controlled (vs. uncontrolled) -- (restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs")

Sense 2
dominated, henpecked -- (harassed by persistent nagging)
       => submissive (vs. domineering) -- (inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people")