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control vs dominance

dominance vs control

control and dominance both are nouns.

control is a verb but dominance is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
control Yes No Yes No
dominance Yes No No No
As nouns, dominance is a hyponym of control; that is, dominance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than control:
  • control: power to direct or determine
  • dominance: the power or right to give orders or make decisions
Other hyponyms of control include authorisation, authority, authorization, potency, say-so, corporatism, hold, iron fist, rein.
As nouns, control and dominance are synonyms defined as:
  • control and dominance: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
Other synonyms of control include ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency.
control (noun) dominance (noun)
the activity of managing or exerting control over something the power or right to give orders or make decisions
(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc superior development of one side of the body
a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not
power to direct or determine the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
discipline in personal and social activities
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
control (verb) dominance (verb)
have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
handle and cause to function
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
exercise authoritative control or power over
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
place under restrictions; limit access to by law
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