Having superior power and influence.

synonyms: overriding, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating.

Roget 737: at the head, dominant, paramount, supreme, predominant, preponderant, in the ascendant, influential; arbitrary; compulsory etc. 744; stringent.    at one's command; in one's power, in one's grasp; under control.    ... show more

Roget 33: superior, greater, major, higher; exceeding etc. v.; great etc. 31; distinguished, ultra [Lat.]; vaulting; more than a match for.    supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning; first-rate etc. (important) 642, (excellent) 648; unrivaled peerless, matchless; none such, second to none, sans pareil [Fr.]; unparagoned^†, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached^†, unsurpassed; superlative, inimitable facile princeps [Lat.], incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus [Lat.], ne plus ultra [Lat.]; beyond compare, beyond comparison; culminating etc. (topmost) 210; transcendent, transcendental; plus royaliste que le Roi [Fr.], more catholic than the Pope increased etc. (added to) 35; enlarged etc. (expanded) 194.    ... show more

Roget 642: important; of importance etc. n.; momentous, material; to the point; not to be overlooked, not to be despised, not to be sneezed at; egregious; weighty etc. (influential) 175; of note etc. (repute) 873; notable, prominent, salient, signal; memorable, remarkable; unforgettable; worthy of remark, worthy of notice; never to be forgotten; stirring, eventful.    grave, serious, earnest, noble, grand, solemn, impressive, commanding, imposing.    urgent, pressing, critical, instant.    paramount, essential, vital, all-absorbing, radical, cardinal, chief, main, prime, primary, principal, leading, capital, foremost, overruling; of vital importance &c.. in the front rank, first-rate; superior etc. 33; considerable etc. (great) 31; marked etc. v.; rare etc. 137.    significant, telling, trenchant, emphatic, pregnant; tanti [Lat.].    ... show more