Adjective
1. most powerful or important or influential;
"the economically ascendant class""D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"2. 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"3. 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"