n. Function: adjective
1 superior to all others in power, influence, or importance FF1C; the Sumerians were a dominant race of ancient times FF1E;
Synonyms: ascendant, master, outweighing, overbalancing, overbearing, overweighing, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, prevalent, regnant, sovereign
Related Words: prevailing; preeminent, supreme, surpassing, transcendent; chief, first, foremost, leading, main, principal; governing, ruling
Contrasted Words: collateral, dependent, secondary, subject, tributary; unimportant
Antonyms: subordinate
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Synonyms: CHIEF 2, capital, ||cock, main, major, number one, predominant, preeminent, principal, stellar