Dominant — synonyms, dominant antonyms, definition

1. dominant (a)

above accepted almighty ascendant authoritarian authoritative autonomous bossy capital chief commanding common conquering consummate controlling determining distinguished eminent excellent extensive • • •

2. dominant (Adjective)

prevalent rife recessive subordinate

dominant (Adjective) — Exercising influence or control. ex. "television plays a dominant role in moulding public opinion" ex. "the dominant partner in the marriage"

dominant (Adjective) — (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar.

dominant (Adjective) — Most frequent or very common. ex. "dominant winds"

position status

3. dominant (Noun)

dominant allele

dominant (Noun) — (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale.

dominant (Noun) — An allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different.

allele allelomorph musical note note tone