most powerful or important or influential; the economically ascendant class; D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe

[ Syn: ascendant , ascendent ]

used of a height or viewpoint; a commanding view of the ocean; looked up at the castle dominating the countryside; the balcony overlooking the ballroom

[ Syn: commanding , overlooking ]

offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; an autocratic person; autocratic behavior; a bossy way of ordering others around; a rather aggressive and dominating character; managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way; a swaggering peremptory manner

[ Syn: autocratic , bossy , high-and-mighty , magisterial , peremptory ]