dominating in WordNet English dictionary

1. most powerful or important or influential
   "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
   ascendant  ascendent  dominating 
   
2. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
   "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"
   autocratic  bossy  dominating  high-and-mighty  magisterial  peremptory 
   
3. used of a height or viewpoint
   "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"
   commanding  dominating  overlooking