Synonyms of the word

overriding

• v. present participle of override.
• n. The act or process by which something is overridden.

dominant

• n. (music) The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G…
• n. (music) The triad built on the dominant tone.
• n. (genetics) A gene that is dominant.
• n. A species or organism that is dominant.
• n. (BDSM) The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
• adj. Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling.
• adj. Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
• adj. (medicine) Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.

paramount

• adj. Supreme; highest; chief.
• adj. Of the highest importance.

predominant

• adj. common or widespread; prevalent.
• adj. significant or important; dominant.
• n. (music) A subdominant.

predominate

• v. (intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
• v. (intransitive) To be prominent; to loom large; to be the chief component of a whole.
• v. (transitive) To dominate or hold power over, especially through numerical advantage; to outweigh.
• adj. Predominant.

preponderant

• adj. Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing.

preponderating

• v. present participle of preponderate.