Antonyms for dominant

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dom-uh-nuhnt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɒm ə nənt

Definition of dominant

Origin : mid-15c., from Middle French dominant (13c.), from Latin dominantem (nominative dominans), present participle of dominari (see domination). Music sense is from 1819. Sexual bondage sense by c.1960. The noun is first recorded 1819, earliest in the musical sense.

adj superior, controlling
adj main, primary

Example sentences :

In spite of his youth he was unquestionably the dominant spirit here.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

I have said that the dominant thinking of our age is materialistic, and by that I mean also physical.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Cassidy struggled with all his pride against the dominant fury this man hurled on him.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

The old fascination was still as dominant as at its birth, sixteen years ago.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Of the two, his miserable little accuser was the dominant figure.
Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

He had been the dominant personality in their mutual friendship.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

Finally lost is the dominant position in the region of Finance.
Extract from : « Bremen Cotton Exchange » by Andreas Wilhelm Cramer

They were dominant by land and sea; indeed they possessed a fleet twice the size of his own.
Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon

But the dominant overcast of their minds was the coming of the sheriff.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

The danger always is that the initial leader may become too dominant.
Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy

Synonyms for dominant

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