autocratic vs dominating

autocratic and dominating both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
autocratic	No	Yes	No	No
dominating	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, autocratic and dominating are synonyms defined as:

autocratic and dominating: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

Other synonyms of autocratic include bossy, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory.

autocratic (adjective)	dominating (adjective)
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power	most powerful or important or influential
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty	offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
	used of a height or viewpoint