Synonyms for domination
All synonyms
Noun
1. Supremacy
supremacy, dominance, dominion, ascendancy, mastery, power, control, rule, government, leadership, authority, command, sway, superiority, sovereignty, predominance, lordship, mastership, potency
Definitions
- n. 1
Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.
Related words
- Word family
- dominate dominion dominator domineering
- Phrases
- financial domination minority domination
Forms
- Plural
- dominations → supremacies, dominances, dominions, ascendancies…
Example sentences
- dominance The dominance of English kills the European debate.
- dominion Does mankind have dominion over animals and birds?
- supremacy Layla joined a white-supremacy group.
- ascendancy He had been completely under his wife's ascendancy.
- cover What pain are you trying to cover up with alcohol?
- thrall The populace was in thrall to the dictator's whims.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| domination | steady | |
| dominance | rising | |
| dominion | steady | |
| supremacy | steady | |
| ascendancy | steady | |
| cover | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rule1, sway1
- 5 letters
- power2, cover2
- 6 letters
- thrall1
- 7 letters
- control2, command2, mastery3, potency3
- 8 letters
- dominion3, lordship2
- 9 letters
- authority4, dominance3, supremacy4
- 10 letters
- government3, leadership3, ascendancy4, mastership
- 11 letters
- sovereignty3, superiority6
- 12 letters
- predominance4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (power2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- domination
- Italiano
- dominazione
- Español
- dominación
- Deutsch
- Herrschaft
- Català
- dominació