Authoritative
Authoritative adjective - Having power over the minds or behavior of others.
Usage example: after a couple of authoritative critics panned the movie, the other reviewers rushed to say how awful it was
Dominant is a synonym for authoritative in assertive topic. In some cases you can use "Dominant" instead an adjective "Authoritative", when it comes to topics like over.
Nearby Words: authority, authoritarian
Dominant
Dominant adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Authoritative is a synonym for dominant in assertive topic. You can use "Authoritative" instead an adjective "Dominant", if it concerns topics such as superior, controlling, over, presiding.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ruling and authoritative
- ruling and dominant
- forceful and authoritative
- forceful and dominant
- overbearing and authoritative
- overbearing and dominant
- powerful and authoritative
- powerful and dominant
- assertive and authoritative
- assertive and dominant
- superior and authoritative
- superior and dominant
- important and authoritative
- important and dominant
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