commanding

com·mand·ing

adj \kə-ˈman-diŋ\

Definition of COMMANDING

1

: drawing attention or priority <a commanding presence>

2

: difficult to overcome <a commanding lead>

— com·mand·ing·ly \-diŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of COMMANDING

1. He has a very commanding voice.
2. She holds a commanding lead in the polls.
3. Our team was in a commanding position as the game neared its end.
4. The castle is in a commanding position at the top of the hill.
5. The hill provides a commanding view of the surrounding countryside.

First Known Use of COMMANDING

1591

Related to COMMANDING

Synonyms: chief, head, first, foremost, high, lead, leading, preeminent, premier, presiding, primary, prime, principal, supereminent, supreme, top

Antonyms: inconspicuous, unemphatic, unflamboyant, unnoticeable, unobtrusive, unremarkable, unshowy

Related Words: high-level, senior; controlling, directing, managing, officiating, overseeing, regnant, reigning, ruling, supervisory; main, major, paramount, predominant, predominate, sovereign (also sovran); ascendant (also ascendent), dominant, grand, superior, topmost, upmost, upper, uppermost

Near Antonyms: ancillary, inferior, last, less, lesser, lower, lowly, second, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary; assistant, assisting, coadjutor, deputy, junior, under

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Rhymes with COMMANDING

crash landing, crossbanding, freestanding, hardstanding, long-standing, outstanding, upstanding