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dom·i·neer·ing
 domineering
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- pronunciation:
- da
m
ni
rIng
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adjective |
| definition: |
overbearing, despotic, or tyrannical.
The children feared their domineering father.I pity my grandfather sometimes, since my grandmother can be so domineering.- antonyms:
- nondomineering, obsequious, subservient
- similar words:
- arbitrary, authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, lordly, overbearing, tyrannical
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| related words: |
arrogant, commanding, masterful |
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| derivation: |
domineeringly (adv.) |
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