domineering
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domineering
verb
- present participle and gerund of domineer
adjective more domineering · most domineering
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Overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian.
Similar: bossy, assertive, dominant, forceful, commanding, pushy, strong-willed, arbitrary, oppressive, regnant
Opposite: submissive
noun domineerings
- The act of one who domineers. In strange contrast to the hardly tolerable constraint and nameless invisible domineerings of the captain's table, was the entire care-free license and ease, the almost frantic democracy of those inferior fellows the harpooneers.
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adjective
Opposite: submissive
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adj overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian
| Español | dominante, dominador, domeñante |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 高飛車 takabisha, S (S) |
| 中文 | 專橫 /专横 zhuānhèng, 跋扈 báhù |
| Français | dominateur |
| Deutsch | kontrollsüchtig, herrschsüchtig |
| Română | dominant, dominator |
| Русский | вла́стный vlástnyj, тирани́чный tiraníčnyj |
| עברית | שתלטני shtaltaní |
Talk about this word "domineering." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/domineering. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. domineering. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/domineering "domineering." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/domineering.Cite this
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title = {domineering},
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