domineering

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌdɑməˈnɪrɪŋ/ UK /ˌdɒmɪˈnɪərɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
asserting one's will over others in an arrogant, controlling way

His domineering father dictated every choice of his career.

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Synonyms

1 adj · asserting one's will over... overbearing authoritarian bossy tyrannical imperious dictatorial autocratic

Opposites

submissive meek subservient deferential

Word family

Derived forms domineeringlydomineeringness

Related forms domineer dominate dominion dominant

Etymology

Present participle of domineer, from Dutch domineren, from French dominer, from Latin dominari ('to rule'), from dominus ('master').

dominari Latin dominus Latin domus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# domineering

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɑməˈnɪrɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɒmɪˈnɪərɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. asserting one's will over others in an arrogant, controlling way

## Examples
- His domineering father dictated every choice of his career.

## Synonyms
- overbearing
- authoritarian
- bossy
- tyrannical
- imperious
- dictatorial
- autocratic

## Antonyms
- submissive
- meek
- subservient
- deferential

## Derived Forms
- domineeringly
- domineeringness

## Related Forms
- domineer
- dominate
- dominion
- dominant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dominari
- Root: dominus
- Root: domus

## Etymology
Present participle of domineer, from Dutch domineren, from French dominer, from Latin dominari ('to rule'), from dominus ('master').

## AI Etymology
Domineering is the present participle of domineer, from Dutch domineren, from French dominer, from Latin dominari ('to rule'), from dominus ('master'). Important recorded forms include dominari (Latin), dominus (Latin), and domus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers asserting one's will over others in an arrogant, controlling way. The wider family includes derived forms such as domineeringly and domineeringness and related words such as domineer, dominate, dominion, and dominant.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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