dominant C1 Topic:Law & Government US /ˈdɑmənənt/ UK /ˈdɒmɪnənt/ See IPA manual Freq #11581 Meanings 1 adj Most powerful, important, or noticeable. Television still plays a dominant role in shaping public opinion. 2 adj Having control or authority over others. The dominant party controlled every vote in parliament. 3 adj Of a gene, producing its effect even when paired with a different version. Brown eyes result from a dominant gene. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · most powerful, important,... prevalentprevailingpredominant 2 adj · having control or authority... rulingcommanding More dominator ↔ Opposites defiantobedientrebellioussubmissive Word family Derived forms antidominantco-dominantcodominantdominancedominantlyequidominanteudominantheterodominanthyperdominantimmunodominantmonodominantnondominant Common collocations dominant gene Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French dominant. *dem- Proto-Indo-European dominant Middle French View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dominant **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdɑmənənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɒmɪnənt/ **Frequency rank:** 11581 ## Meanings 1. Most powerful, important, or noticeable. 2. Having control or authority over others. 3. Of a gene, producing its effect even when paired with a different version. ## Examples - Television still plays a dominant role in shaping public opinion. - The dominant party controlled every vote in parliament. - Brown eyes result from a dominant gene. ## Synonyms - dominator ## Antonyms - defiant - obedient - rebellious - submissive ## Derived Forms - antidominant - co-dominant - codominant - dominance - dominantly - equidominant - eudominant - heterodominant - hyperdominant - immunodominant - monodominant - nondominant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *dem- - Root: dominant ## Etymology From Middle French dominant. ## AI Etymology Dominant is from Middle French dominant. In present-day use, it can mean most powerful, important, or noticeable, or having control or authority over others. Derived formations include antidominant, co-dominant, codominant, dominance, dominantly. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown