Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "dominant" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

obedient recessive subordinate

Derived Terms

antidominant co-dominant codominant dominance dominant seventh dominant seventh chord dominantly equidominant eudominant heterodominant hyperdominant immunodominant monodominant nondominant overdominant phenodominant postdominant pseudodominant quasidominant secondary dominant semidominant serodominant subdominant superdominant transdominant tremordominant underdominant undominant

Context

bdsm genetics medicine music

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

allele allelomorph musical note note tone

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

dominator dominatrix

Type Of (IsA)

note

Related Terms

activity atresia common dominate follicle governing importance organism ovulation partner predominant prevailing prevalent sadomasochistic sexual species superior triad

Similar Terms

ascendant ascendent controlling controlling dominating dominating frequent governing governing overriding paramount possessive possessive predominant predominate preponderant preponderating preponderating sovereign superior superior supreme supreme

Synonym Network

dominant allele imposing predominant prevalent

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