Synonyms for dominance
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Supremacy
supremacy, domination, ascendancy, superiority, ascendance, control, dominion, mastery, preponderance, sway, predominance, lordship
2. Authority
authority, potency, say-so informal, authorization UK US, authorisation UK
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
- n. 2
Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- dominances → supremacies, dominations, ascendancies, superiorities…
Example sentences
- domination He's always thwarting my plans for world domination.
- supremacy Layla joined a white-supremacy group.
- superiority He said this with his typical air of superiority.
- ascendancy He had been completely under his wife's ascendancy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dominance | rising | |
| domination | steady | |
| supremacy | steady | |
| superiority | steady | |
| ascendancy | steady | |
| laterality | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- sway1
- 7 letters
- control2, mastery3, potency3
- 8 letters
- dominion3, lordship2
- 9 letters
- authority4, supremacy4
- 10 letters
- domination4, ascendancy4, ascendance3, laterality
- 11 letters
- superiority6
- 12 letters
- predominance4
- 13 letters
- authorization5, authorisation, preponderance3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (control2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- dominance