| Main Entry: | preponderant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | predominant |
Synonyms: |
dominant, dominating, overpowering, overriding, powerful, predominant, significant, superior |
| Main Entry: | better |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | larger |
Synonyms: |
bigger, greater, longer, more, preponderant, weightier |
| Notes: | better is greater in excellence or higher in quality; more useful; more highly skilled; healthier than before - while bettor is someone who bets |
Antonyms: |
littler, smaller, tinier |
| Main Entry: | dominant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, controlling |
Synonyms: |
ascendant, assertive, authoritative, bossy, chief, commanding, demonstrative, despotic, domineering, effective, first, foremost, governing, imperative, imperious, leading, main, obtaining, outweighing, overbalancing, overbearing, overweighing, paramount, powerful, predominant, predominate, preeminent, preponderant, presiding, prevailing, prevalent, principal, regnant, reigning, ruling, sovereign, supreme, surpassing, transcendent |
Antonyms: |
humble, inferior, modest, reserved, retiring, unaggressive, unassuming, uncontrolling |
| Main Entry: | especial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exceptional, particular |
Synonyms: |
chief, distinguished, dominant, exclusive, express, extraordinary, individual, marked, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, paramount, peculiar, personal, predominant, preeminent, preponderant, principal, private, set, signal, singular, special, specific, supreme, surpassing, uncommon, unique, unusual |
Antonyms: |
common, general, normal, ordinary, unexceptional, unspecific, usual |
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | main |
Synonyms: |
ascendant, chief, controlling, foremost, grand, great, leading, major, original, overbearing, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, prevalent, prime, principal, regnant, sovereign, supreme |
Antonyms: |
auxiliary, copy, duplicate, minor, subordinate |
| Main Entry: | overbearing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant, domineering |
Synonyms: |
ascendant, autocratic, bossy, cavalier, cocky*, despotic, dictatorial, disdainful, dogmatic, egotistic, haughty, high-and-mighty, high-handed, imperative, imperial, imperious, insolent, magisterial, officious, oppressive, overweening, paramount, peremptory, predominant, preponderant, prevalent, proud, regnant, sniffy, snotty, sovereign, stuffy, supercilious, superior, tyrannical, uppity |
Antonyms: |
kind, modest, nice, unassertive |
| Main Entry: | paramount |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | principal, superior |
Synonyms: |
ascendant, capital, cardinal, chief, commanding, controlling, crowning, dominant, eminent, first, foremost, headmost, leading, main, outstanding, overbearing, predominant, predominate, preeminent, premier, preponderant, prevalent, primary, prime, regnant, sovereign, supreme |
Antonyms: |
inferior, last, least, less, lesser, lowest, minor, secondary, smallest, trivial |
| Main Entry: | predominant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ruling; most important |
Synonyms: |
absolute, all-powerful, almighty, arbitrary, ascendant, authoritative, capital, chief, controlling, directing, dominant, dominating, effective, efficacious, governing, holding the reins, imperious, influential, leading, main, mighty, official, omnipotent, overbearing, overpowering, paramount, potent, predominate, preponderant, prevailing, prevalent, primary, prime, principal, prominent, reigning, sovereign, superior, superlative, supervisory, supreme, surpassing, transcendent, weighty |
Antonyms: |
inconsequential, minor, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | prevalent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | governing, superior |
Synonyms: |
ascendant, compelling, dominant, overbearing, paramount, powerful, predominant, predominate, preponderant, prevailing, regnant, ruling, sovereign, successful |
Antonyms: |
inferior, subservient |
| Main Entry: | ruling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | prevailing, main |
Synonyms: |
chief, current, dominant, pivotal, popular, predominant, preeminent, preponderant, prevalent, principal, rampant, rife, widespread |
Antonyms: |
inferior, minor, subordinate |