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| Main Entry: | controlling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ruling |
| Synonyms: | governing, predominant, regulating, supervising |
| Main Entry: | control |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have charge of |
| Synonyms: | administer, advise, boss, bully, call, command, conduct, direct, discipline, dominate, domineer, govern, guide, handle, head, instruct, lead, manage, manipulate, overlook, oversee, pilot, predominate, regiment, regulate, rule, run*, steer, subject, subjugate, superintend, supervise, administrate, be in saddle, call the signals, deal with, head up, hold purse strings, hold sway over, hold the reins, push buttons, quarterback, reign over, run the show, run things |
| Antonyms: | abandon, forsake, relinquish, renounce, resign, give up, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | control |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | curb, hold back |
| Synonyms: | adjust, awe, bridle, check, collect, compose, constrain, contain, cool, corner, cow, limit, monopolize, quell, regulate, repress, restrain, smother, subdue, rein in, simmer down* |
| Antonyms: | chance, risk, rush, jump in, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | administrative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | involved in managing or using power |
| Synonyms: | authoritative, central, commanding, controlling, deciding, decisive, directive, executive, governing, governmental, legislative, official, presiding, regulatory, ruling, bureaucratic, departmental, directing, directorial, in charge, in control, jurisdictional, managerial, organizational, policy-making, regulative, superintending, supervising, supervisory |
| Main Entry: | bossy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | domineering |
| Synonyms: | authoritarian, commanding, controlling, despotic, dictatorial, high-handed, imperious, oppressive, overbearing, overpowering, pushy, strict, tyrannical, iron-handed |
| Main Entry: | chief |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most important, essential |
| Synonyms: | arch, capital, cardinal, central, champion, consequential, controlling, crucial, effective, especial, first, foremost, grand, head, highest, key, leading, main, major, momentous, number one, outstanding, paramount, potent, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, prime, principal, ruling, significant, star, stellar, superior, supreme, telling, uppermost, vital, weighty |
| Antonyms: | minor, secondary, subordinate, unimportant, unnecessary, inessential |
| Main Entry: | commanding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, authoritative |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, assertive, autocratic, bossy, compelling, controlling, decisive, dictatorial, dominant, dominating, forceful, imperious, imposing, impressive, lofty, peremptory, striking, arresting, in charge |
| Antonyms: | indecisive, inferior, unassertive, uncontrolling |
| Main Entry: | engrossing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very interesting |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, compelling, consuming, controlling, exciting, fascinating, intriguing, provoking, riveting, stimulating, all-consuming, captivating, enthralling, gripping, monopolizing, obsessing, preoccupying |
| Antonyms: | boring, repellent, repulsive, uninteresting |
| Main Entry: | executive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | administrative |
| Synonyms: | controlling, governing, managing, ruling, decision-making, directing, managerial |
| Main Entry: | high-powered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | powerful |
| Synonyms: | authoritarian, authoritative, commanding, controlling, dominant, dynamic, effective, effectual, forceful, forcible, influential, mighty, potent, robust, ruling, strong, supreme, weighty, in control, in the saddle |
| Main Entry: | influential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful |
| Synonyms: | affecting, authoritative, controlling, dominant, efficacious, famous, forcible, governing, important, impressive, inspiring, instrumental, leading, meaningful, momentous, moving, name, persuasive, potent, prominent, significant, strong, substantial, telling, touching, weighty, big-gun, big-wheel, guiding, hot-dog, major-league |
| Antonyms: | ineffective, ineffectual, unimportant, unmoving, weak, uninfluential |
| Main Entry: | paramount |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | principal, superior |
| Synonyms: | capital, cardinal, chief, commanding, controlling, crowning, dominant, eminent, first, foremost, leading, main, outstanding, overbearing, predominant, predominate, preeminent, premier, preponderant, prevalent, primary, prime, regnant, sovereign, supreme, ascendant, headmost |
| Notes: | paramount means 'primary, top'; tantamount means 'equivalent to, same as'; paramount first meant 'highest in jurisdiction' |
| Antonyms: | inferior, last, least, less, lesser, lowest, minor, secondary, trivial, smallest |
| Main Entry: | possessive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | greedy |
| Synonyms: | acquisitive, avaricious, controlling, craving, desirous, dominating, grasping, selfish, grabby, hoggish |
| Main Entry: | powerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, effective |
| Synonyms: | able, almighty, authoritarian, authoritative, capable, cogent, commanding, compelling, competent, controlling, convincing, dominant, dynamic, effectual, efficacious, energetic, forceful, forcible, impressive, influential, mighty, omnipotent, paramount, persuasive, potent, preeminent, prevailing, robust, ruling, sovereign, stalwart, strapping*, sturdy, supreme, telling, upper hand*, vigorous, weighty, wicked*, all-powerful, in control, in the saddle, overruling, puissant, strengthy, wieldy |
| Antonyms: | impotent, incapable, ineffective, unable, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | predominant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ruling; most important |
| Synonyms: | absolute, almighty, arbitrary, authoritative, capital, chief, controlling, dominant, dominating, effective, efficacious, governing, imperious, influential, leading, main, mighty, official, omnipotent, overbearing, overpowering, paramount, potent, predominate, preponderant, prevailing, prevalent, primary, prime, principal, prominent, reigning, sovereign, superior, superlative, supreme, transcendent, weighty, all-powerful, ascendant, directing, holding the reins, supervisory, surpassing |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, minor, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | principal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most important |
| Synonyms: | arch, capital, cardinal, champion, chief, controlling, crowning, dominant, essential, first, foremost, head, highest, incomparable, key, leading, main, major, matchless, maximum, outstanding, paramount, peerless, predominant, preeminent, premier, prevailing, primary, prime, prominent, sovereign, star, stellar, superior, supreme, transcendent, unapproachable, unequaled, unparalleled, unrivaled, greatest, mainline, second-to-none, strongest, supereminent |
| Antonyms: | auxiliary, extra, least, lesser, minor, secondary, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | governing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | commanding |
| Synonyms: | absolute, administrative, authoritative, controlling, determining, dominant, dominating, executive, influential, magisterial, regulatory, restraining, ruling, supreme, ascendant, conducting, directing, gubernatorial, guiding, mastering, ordering, overseeing, presidential, superintending, supervisory |
| Antonyms: | powerless, subordinate, tributary |
| Main Entry: | managing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | directing |
| Synonyms: | controlling, governing, handling, leading, operating, administering, admonishing, advising, executing, guiding, husbanding, inspecting, organizing, overseeing, piloting, regulating, steering, superintending, supervising |
| Main Entry: | presiding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | supervising |
| Synonyms: | controlling, governing, managing, directing |
| Main Entry: | reigning |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | powerful |
| Synonyms: | authoritative, controlling, dominant, dominating, governing, prevailing, regnant, ruling, supreme |
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