DOMINANCE Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word dominance. (close relations)
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authority | nounn | |||||||
noun • the power or right to give orders or make decisions • (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others • an expert whose views are taken as definitive • freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities • an administrative unit of government • official permission or approval • an authoritative written work | ||||||||
control | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • power to direct or determine • a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another • (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc • a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment • the activity of managing or exerting control over something • the state that exists when one person or group has power over another • discipline in personal and social activities • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity • a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine • a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance • the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. verb • exercise authoritative control or power over • lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits • handle and cause to function • maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage • check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard • place under restrictions; limit access to by law • verify by using a duplicate register for comparison • be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something • have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of | ||||||||
mastery | nounn | |||||||
noun • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity • power to dominate or defeat • the act of mastering or subordinating someone | ||||||||
power | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • possession of controlling influence • (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second) • possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done • (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power • one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority • a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself • physical strength • a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world • energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor • a very wealthy or powerful businessman verb • supply the force or power for the functioning of | ||||||||
superiority | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being superior • the quality of being at a competitive advantage • displaying a sense of being better than others • the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits | ||||||||
supremacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • power to dominate or defeat | ||||||||
ascendance | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the state that exists when one person or group has power over another | ||||||||
ascendancy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state that exists when one person or group has power over another | ||||||||
ascendence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state that exists when one person or group has power over another | ||||||||
ascendency | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state that exists when one person or group has power over another | ||||||||
authorisation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a document giving an official instruction or command • the power or right to give orders or make decisions • official permission or approval • the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant | ||||||||
authorization | nounn | |||||||
noun • a document giving an official instruction or command • the power or right to give orders or make decisions • official permission or approval • the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant | ||||||||
laterality | nounn | |||||||
noun • localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain • the property of using one hand more than the other • superior development of one side of the body | ||||||||
potency | nounn | |||||||
noun • the power or right to give orders or make decisions • capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects • the inherent capacity for coming into being • the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse | ||||||||
say-so | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
noun • one chap's arbitrary assertion • an authoritative declaration • the power or right to give orders or make decisions |