DOMINATES Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

dominates

verb

present tense third-person singular of dominate

as in conquers

to bring under one's control by force of arms by 1941 Hitler had dominated much of Europe

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as in overlooks

to look down on the ruined fortress dominates the town

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Recent Examples of dominates What’s happening Canned pumpkin dominates American kitchens, and roughly 90% of it comes from a single state. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Pumping out great music that dominates the charts isn't the only thing Bryan is currently doing. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 The low-cost carrier business model dominates short-haul flying in Europe, which analysts say account for over 40% of available seats. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Much of the world’s cheap EV battery supply runs on lithium iron phosphate, or LFP, a chemistry that China dominates. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Musk's money dominates Texas Last week's campaign filings also reveal a fuller picture of Musk's outsize role in funding the Republican effort to keep Congress, especially the Texas Senate race. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026 SpaceX’s Starlink currently dominates the market with more than 11,000 satellites in orbit. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 The textual literalism that dominates the action is shown up by a few moments of keen-eyed observation—above all, in a calm but mighty reveal in Alberto’s episode. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026 Parliament’s lower house dominates the legislative process, but the Senate plays an important role in passing constitutional amendments and approving Constitutional Court judges. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

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Seize the day; love conquers all; there’s no place like home.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
As technology conquers this final Wi-Fi frontier, air travel will never be the same.

— Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

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Take Málaga’s Monumental Cemetery of San Sebastian, in Spain, which overlooks the typical picturesque Andalusian countryside populated with olive groves.

— Mitchell Gilburne, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026
Today, it’s often read as severe—but this overlooks how much brightness and space these buildings typically hold.

— Alex Eagle, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026

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In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.

— Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
El Nino also subdues the hurricane season in the Atlantic because there is so much heat in the Pacific that outcompetes the Atlantic, Berardelli added.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 May 2026

Definition of subdues

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Having started to doubt the nature of the relationship between Holmes and Evans, Fielder subjects it to extraordinary scrutiny, at which point the tables turn.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
In a finding absent from the 2025 chapter, the State Department cites an outside report saying the Cuban government subjects some political prisoners to unlawful prison labor.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

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