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dominance

/ˈdɑmɪnəns/noun3 syllables

Dominance means: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another.

Synonyms for dominance11

noun, as in the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control

noun, as in the power or right to give orders or make decisions

authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, say-so

noun, as in superior development of one side of the body

laterality

What does dominance mean?4

noun

1

the state that exists when one person or group has power over another“her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her”

2

the power or right to give orders or make decisions“he has the authority to issue warrants”

3

superior development of one side of the body

4

the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dominance?1

three syllables

prominence
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Dominance in a sentence

  • Dominance hierarchy is a key part of animal behavior.soliloquist
  • Antlers are used in battles between male deer to establish dominance.Amastan
  • Narcissists employ manipulation tactics to assert their dominance.Amastan
  • Rodrigo immediately asserted his dominance in the cell.Amastan
  • Dominance and submission dynamics can lead to personal growth and self-discovery.Ahha
  • He established dominance in the early stages of the competition.Conjuice
  • The dominance of English in many countries made people speak their native languages less.unknown
  • Algeria and Morocco are struggling for regional dominance.Amastan

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Forms of dominance

as a noun

plural
dominances