Vocabulary
Dominant
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
having power and influence over others.
Urdu meaning
غالب، اثر، زبردست
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The move, which has stirred continuing controversy in the Indian political landscape, is deemed perfectly constitutional by the dominant legal opinion in India and therefore does not attract antidefection laws.
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Defections or merger?
— 2026-05-02
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In South Asia, where early marriage remains the dominant norm, that reference point is often fixed well before 30.
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On turning 30
— 2026-04-17
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Infectious diseases remain a challenge, but NCDs are rapidly becoming the dominant cause of illness and premature death.
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Sitting disease
— 2026-04-17
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When a central bank repeatedly becomes the dominant buyer in the market (a monopsony), it influences price discovery, even if it insists it`s not targeting a specific exchange rate.
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Engineered stability
— 2026-04-03
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In Pakistan, the dominant aspiration is narrow, a government job, which offers security, status and permanence in an otherwise uncertain economy.
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Why the poor reject education
— 2026-04-01
Synonyms
presiding, ruling, governing, controlling, commanding, ascendant, supreme
Antonyms
subservient, submissive
Curator example
“they are now in an even more dominant position in the market”
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