| adj. | 1. | exercising influence or control. Opposite of |
| 2. | high enough to provide a clear view of the surrounding area; - of a height or viewpoint. |
| Adj. | 1. | dominating - most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" |
| 2. | dominating - 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" Synonyms: overlooking, commanding | |
| 3. | dominating - 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" |