Synonyms & related words for dominance

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of dominance — including ascendancy, ascendance, domination, supremacy, predominance, predomination. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to dominance

Explore words related to dominance — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include laterality, dominant, dominating, nondominant, hegemony, superdominant, hegemonist, paramountcy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for dominance

Common synonyms for dominance include ascendancy, ascendance, domination, supremacy, predominance, predomination, control, superiority — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does dominance come from?

The word dominance breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root domin-, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.