dominate

• "Money reigns supreme here"
• "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

Synonyms

• predominatehaving superior power and influence; be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; appear very large or occupy a commanding position
• ruleexercise authority over; decide with authority; be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; decide on and make a declaration about; have an affinity with; mark or draw with a ruler; keep in check; a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; something regarded as a normative example; prescribed guide for conduct or action ; (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice ; a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; the duration of a monarch's or government's power; dominance or power through legal authority; directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
• reignhave sovereign power; be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; the period during which a monarch is sovereign; royal authority
• prevailbe larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; be valid, applicable, or true; continue to exist; prove superior; use persuasion successfully

• "Her husband completely dominates her"

• "Her pain completely mastered her"
• "The methods can master the problems"

Synonyms

• mastermost important element; be or become completely proficient or skilled in; get on top of; have dominance or the power to defeat over; have a firm understanding or knowledge of; an artist of consummate skill; a person who has general authority over others ; a combatant who is able to defeat rivals ; directs the work of others ; presiding officer of a school ; an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made ; an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship ; someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution ; an authority qualified to teach apprentices ; key that secures entrance everywhere

• "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

Synonyms

• overshadowbe greater in significance than; make appear small by comparison; cast a shadow upon
• eclipseone celestial body obscures another ; be greater in significance than; cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention

• "The villa dominates the town"

Synonyms

• commandan authoritative direction or instruction to do something ; a military unit or region under the control of a single officer ; the power or authority to command; availability for use; a position of highest authority; great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program ; be in command of; make someone do something ; demand as one's due; look down on; exercise authoritative control or power over
• overlooka high place affording a good view ; look past, fail to notice ; be oriented in a certain direction; leave undone or leave out; look down on; watch over
• overtoplook down on