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dominance vs control

control vs dominance

dominance and control both are nouns.

dominance is not a verb while control is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dominance Yes No No No
control Yes No Yes No
As nouns, control is a hypernym of dominance; that is, control is a word with a broader meaning than dominance:
  • dominance: the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  • control: power to direct or determine
As nouns, dominance and control are synonyms defined as:
  • dominance and control: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
Other synonyms of dominance include ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency.
dominance (noun) control (noun)
the power or right to give orders or make decisions the activity of managing or exerting control over something
superior development of one side of the body (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
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 a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another power to direct or determine
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
dominance (verb) control (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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