Domineering
adjective
A person who tries to control others without considering their feelings or opinions.
Her domineering personality made it difficult for her friends to express their opinions
Often appears as...
- domineering personality
- domineering attitude
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Disapproving
adjective
A person who tries to control others without considering their feelings or opinions.
Her domineering personality made it difficult for her friends to express their opinions
Often appears as...
- domineering personality
- domineering attitude
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'domineering' often implies a negative judgment and is used to criticize.
His domineering approach was resented by the team.
Pro Tip 2/3Relationship Dynamics
'Domineering' is frequently used in the context of personal, workplace, or family relationships.
The children always felt stifled by their father's domineering nature.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Using 'domineering' can convey the emotional effect someone's behavior has on others.
Her domineering ways left him feeling powerless.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'domineering' often implies a negative judgment and is used to criticize.
His domineering approach was resented by the team.
Pro Tip 2/3Relationship Dynamics
'Domineering' is frequently used in the context of personal, workplace, or family relationships.
The children always felt stifled by their father's domineering nature.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Using 'domineering' can convey the emotional effect someone's behavior has on others.
Her domineering ways left him feeling powerless.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'domineering' often implies a negative judgment and is used to criticize.
His domineering approach was resented by the team.
Pro Tip 2/3Relationship Dynamics
'Domineering' is frequently used in the context of personal, workplace, or family relationships.
The children always felt stifled by their father's domineering nature.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Using 'domineering' can convey the emotional effect someone's behavior has on others.
Her domineering ways left him feeling powerless.
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Malcolm Gladwell: The...
He wears three-piece suits; and he has a very, very small, important mustache; and he is domineering and narcissistic and driven and has an extraordinary ego;
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The greatest TED Talk...
profane domineering magical or mystical like Gandalf are you more of a Down attribute are you mindful sophisticated like double-oh-seven are you established traditional nurturing protective empathetic like the Oprah are you reliable stable familiar safe secure
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Malcolm Gladwell: The...
He wears three-piece suits; and he has a very, very small, important mustache; and he is domineering and narcissistic and driven and has an extraordinary ego;
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Sarah Weinman
American Journalist
Reading 'Ghost Waltz' and 'Nine and a Half Weeks' side by side, Day's vulnerabilities come shimmering into view. Both books examine the consequences of relationships marked by withholding - be it her lover's effortless domineering humiliation or her parents' shutting the door on discussing Herr Seiler's deep-seated Nazi ties.
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George Monbiot
British Writer
In thinking about male identities, I'm struck by the inadequacy of the terms we use. The notion that men should be distant, domineering and self-seeking is often described as toxic masculinity, but this serves only to alienate those who might need most help.
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Ariel Levy
American Writer
I was not big on playing house. I preferred make-believe that revolved around adventure, featuring pirates and knights. I was also domineering, impatient, relentlessly verbal, and, as an only child, often baffled by the mores of other kids.
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Chloe Madeley
English Celebrity
James is a domineering alpha male which is why I'm so attracted to him and why I sometimes hate him. And I'm a mouthy broad who has to be in control all the time. We must have broken up in excess of a thousand times.
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Conrad Black
British Businessman
I do not at all have the mind of a bully... in my mind bullies are intolerant of contrary opinion, domineering and rather cowardly. I would hope that none of those terms could be fairly used in describing me.
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Ray Comfort
New Zealander Clergyman
All human beings are inherently good, so when someone goes off the rails, there must be some mitigating factor - he was bullied, was a loner, had an abusive father, or a domineering mother, etc.
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Dominique Moceanu
American Athlete
Gymnastics is the greatest sport in the world, and one of the hardest, but we have to watch out for domineering male figures who try to belittle and scream at young girls.
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Saina Nehwal
Indian Athlete
Men are domineering in rural Haryana, and that shows in sport, too.
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Liev Schreiber
American Actor
I was always drawn to tough girls. I liked that domineering thing.
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Jenny Packham
British Designer
I always love the domineering, slightly wicked women on screen.
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Sarah Weinman
American Journalist
Reading 'Ghost Waltz' and 'Nine and a Half Weeks' side by side, Day's vulnerabilities come shimmering into view. Both books examine the consequences of relationships marked by withholding - be it her lover's effortless domineering humiliation or her parents' shutting the door on discussing Herr Seiler's deep-seated Nazi ties.
Quote examples
George Monbiot
British Writer
In thinking about male identities, I'm struck by the inadequacy of the terms we use. The notion that men should be distant, domineering and self-seeking is often described as toxic masculinity, but this serves only to alienate those who might need most help.
Quote examples
Ariel Levy
American Writer
I was not big on playing house. I preferred make-believe that revolved around adventure, featuring pirates and knights. I was also domineering, impatient, relentlessly verbal, and, as an only child, often baffled by the mores of other kids.
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Chloe Madeley
English Celebrity
James is a domineering alpha male which is why I'm so attracted to him and why I sometimes hate him. And I'm a mouthy broad who has to be in control all the time. We must have broken up in excess of a thousand times.
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Conrad Black
British Businessman
I do not at all have the mind of a bully... in my mind bullies are intolerant of contrary opinion, domineering and rather cowardly. I would hope that none of those terms could be fairly used in describing me.
Quote examples
Ray Comfort
New Zealander Clergyman
All human beings are inherently good, so when someone goes off the rails, there must be some mitigating factor - he was bullied, was a loner, had an abusive father, or a domineering mother, etc.
Quote examples
Dominique Moceanu
American Athlete
Gymnastics is the greatest sport in the world, and one of the hardest, but we have to watch out for domineering male figures who try to belittle and scream at young girls.
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Saina Nehwal
Indian Athlete
Men are domineering in rural Haryana, and that shows in sport, too.
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Liev Schreiber
American Actor
I was always drawn to tough girls. I liked that domineering thing.
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Jenny Packham
British Designer
I always love the domineering, slightly wicked women on screen.
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