Synonyms for Commanding:

• adj.

  •administrative (adjective)
  • pre siding,
  • more regulative,
  • most jurisdictional,
  • most bureaucratic,
  • most directing,
  • more bureaucratic,
  • most superintending,
  • more supervising,
  • more organizational,
  • super-vising,
  • more directing,
  • more jurisdictional,
  • more superintending,
  • super vising,
  • most supervising,
  • pre-siding,
  • most policy-making,
  • super intending,
  • policymaking,
  • organizational,
  • more policy making,
  • more policy-making,
  • more directive,
  • more departmental,
  • more policymaking,
  • most policy making,
  • most policymaking,
  • most directive,
  • most organizational,
  • most regulative,
  • Policy Making,
  • most departmental,
  • super-intending.
  •all (adjective)
  • commanding.
  •ascendant (adjective)
  • most predominating,
  • pre-dominating,
  • pre dominating,
  • more predominating,
  • more ascendent,
  • most ascendent.
  •authoritative (adjective)
  • authoritarian,
  • influential,
  • consequential,
  • masterful,
  • effective,
  • arrogant,
  • important,
  • effectual,
  • doctrinaire,
  • strong.
  •bossy (adjective)
  • highhanded,
  • high-handed,
  • ironhanded,
  • iron-handed.
  •conspicuous (adjective)
  • glitziest,
  • screaming,
  • glitzier,
  • most arrestive,
  • most screaming,
  • more screaming,
  • famous,
  • more arrestive,
  • out standing,
  • most famous,
  • well known,
  • wellknown.
  •dominant (adjective)
  • more obtaining,
  • pre dominate,
  • more overweighing,
  • more outweighing,
  • more predominate,
  • out-weighing,
  • most outweighing,
  • prevailing,
  • most predominate,
  • pre vailing,
  • sur-passing,
  • over weighing,
  • over balancing,
  • fore-most,
  • pre eminent,
  • sur passing,
  • pre-dominant,
  • over-balancing,
  • over-weighing,
  • out weighing,
  • fore most,
  • pre-dominate,
  • most surpassing,
  • pre-vailing,
  • pre dominant,
  • most overweighing,
  • more prevalent,
  • more transcendent,
  • more overbalancing,
  • more surpassing,
  • most overbalancing,
  • most obtaining.
  •forceful (adjective)
  • coming strong,
  • mightiest,
  • most take-over,
  • takecharge,
  • ball fire,
  • more takecharge,
  • most constraining,
  • elemental,
  • most bullish,
  • most take charge,
  • most take over,
  • more powerhouse,
  • most powerhouse,
  • more bullish,
  • punchest,
  • more take charge,
  • take-over,
  • most take-charge,
  • most takecharge,
  • more take-charge,
  • more takeover,
  • more steamroller,
  • most takeover,
  • more constraining,
  • more take over,
  • take-charge,
  • forcible,
  • more take-over,
  • most steamroller,
  • puissant.
  •great (adjective)
  • high minded,
  • highminded,
  • sub lime,
  • sub-lime,
  • greater.
  •hard-hitting (adjective)
  • hard hitting,
  • hardhitting,
  • more puissa,
  • most puissa,
  • puissa.
  •high-powered (adjective)
  • high powered,
  • in saddle.
  •imperative (adjective)
  • more ordering,
  • more bidding,
  • most ordering,
  • most bidding.
  •imperious (adjective)
  • ex acting,
  • overweening,
  • re quired,
  • most compulsatory,
  • over-weening,
  • more compulsatory,
  • ex-acting,
  • over weening,
  • re-quired.
  •imposing (adjective)
  • more mega,
  • mind blowing,
  • mindblowing,
  • over blown,
  • over-blown,
  • one for book,
  • ex citing,
  • most mega,
  • over-whelming,
  • over whelming,
  • something to write home about,
  • something write home about.
  •influential (adjective)
  • leading,
  • senior,
  • predominant,
  • motivational,
  • supreme,
  • prejudicial.
  •lofty (adjective)
  • lofty,
  • loftier.
  •magnificent (adjective)
  • most smashing,
  • re-splendent,
  • more smashing.
  •mandatory (adjective)
  • in dispensable,
  • more irremissible,
  • in voluntary,
  • in-dispensable,
  • in-voluntary,
  • Irremissible,
  • most irremissible,
  • needful.
  •master (adjective)
  • principal,
  • head,
  • master,
  • star.
  •occupying (adjective)
  • Tenanting,
  • Residing,
  • living in,
  • settled on.
  •paramount (adjective)
  • more headmost,
  • para mount,
  • most headmost,
  • head most,
  • para-mount,
  • head-most.
  •peremptory (adjective)
  • in-controvertible,
  • un-compromising,
  • in-tolerant,
  • un compromising,
  • un deniable,
  • in tolerant,
  • un-deniable,
  • in controvertible.
  •potent (adjective)
  • fullbodied,
  • most go-getter,
  • gogetter,
  • most gogetter,
  • more go-getter,
  • full bodied,
  • most go getter,
  • more gogetter,
  • more go getter,
  • go getter.
  •powerful (adjective)
  • competent,
  • vigorous,
  • energetic,
  • wieldy,
  • high-powered,
  • all-powerful,
  • omnipotent,
  • mighty,
  • formidable,
  • Strengthy.
  •royal (adjective)
  • queenly,
  • queenlier.
  •ruling (adjective)
  • over riding,
  • over-riding,
  • pivotal.
  •sovereign (adjective)
  • more monarchial,
  • selfgoverned,
  • most guiding,
  • more self governed,
  • more monarchal,
  • most monarchial,
  • in dependent,
  • in-dependent,
  • most selfgoverned,
  • more selfgoverned,
  • most self-governed,
  • most self governed,
  • sovereign,
  • more guiding,
  • more self-governed,
  • most monarchal,
  • self governed,
  • un-limited,
  • self-governed.
  •striking (adjective)
  • more confounding,
  • sur prising,
  • more dynamite,
  • more electrifying,
  • most electrifying,
  • eye catching,
  • un usual,
  • out of ordinary,
  • eyecatching,
  • sur-prising,
  • most confounding,
  • out the ordinary,
  • most dynamite,
  • un-usual,
  • out ordinary.
  •superior (adjective)
  • consummate,
  • elite,
  • uppermost,
  • chief,
  • chosen,
  • king,
  • furthest,
  • crowning,
  • choice,
  • best,
  • champion,
  • above,
  • eminent,
  • maximum,
  • quintessential,
  • A 1,
  • foremost,
  • zenith,
  • a-1,
  • most,
  • better,
  • furthermost,
  • signal.
  •superior, authoritative (adjective)
  • advantageous,
  • decisive.

• n.

  •
  • elevated,
  • topmost,
  • upper,
  • high up,
  • aloft.
  •
  • feasible,
  • up-and-coming,
  • likely,
  • sure-fire,
  • bright,
  • sure,
  • healthy.
  •
  • over.
  •commanding (noun)
  • high,
  • superior.

• v.

  •commanding (verb)
  • gripping,
  • reigning,
  • holding,
  • coordinating,
  • Charging,
  • grasping.
  •controlling (verb)
  • steering,
  • Overseeing,
  • Administering,
  • Presiding,
  • supervising,
  • piloting,
  • ordering,
  • Harnessing,
  • Superintending,
  • Managing,
  • Disciplining,
  • directing,
  • Bridling,
  • executing.
  •directing (verb)
  • mastering,
  • conducting,
  • Lording,
  • Bossing.
  •dominating (verb)
  • conquering,
  • Triumphing,
  • subordinating,
  • Vanquishing,
  • winning,
  • bettering,
  • Overcoming,
  • Oppressing,
  • succeeding,
  • Surmounting.
  •empowering (verb)
  • invigorating,
  • rousing,
  • strengthening,
  • Enforcing,
  • energizing.
  •influencing (verb)
  • Authorizing,
  • swaying,
  • powering,
  • affecting,
  • pressuring,
  • Predominating,
  • Prejudicing,
  • motivating,
  • Influencing,
  • Empowering,
  • Biasing.
  •mastering (verb)
  • heading.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • regnant,
  • Having.
  •
  • preponderant.
  •exalted
  • grand.
  •insistent
  • urgent.
  •ruling
  • power.
  •Other relevant words:
  • govern,
  • inclusive,
  • jussive,
  • must,
  • incontrovertible,
  • general,
  • prevalent,
  • lead,
  • lordly,
  • Kenspeckle,
  • dropping,
  • remarkable,
  • moderating,
  • Supereminent,
  • empowered,
  • guidance,
  • involve,
  • momentous,
  • Restraining,
  • wide,
  • distinguished,
  • untouchable,
  • luxurious,
  • asking,
  • binding,
  • Tendering,
  • considerable,
  • opulent,
  • exacting,
  • enact,
  • impressively,
  • sumptuous,
  • decide,
  • Directorial,
  • Commandingly,
  • Hegemonic,
  • educate,
  • law,
  • rating,
  • regulatory,
  • missing,
  • statement,
  • manage,
  • precept,
  • Interdicting,
  • capital,
  • Claiming,
  • majestic,
  • headman,
  • prominent,
  • Overtopping,
  • Preceptive,
  • appointment,
  • Appointing,
  • Ascertaining,
  • autarchic,
  • glorious,
  • clothed with authority,
  • Neglecting,
  • ex officio,
  • peremptorily,
  • resplendent,
  • preponderate,
  • prime,
  • grave,
  • probably,
  • bearing,
  • fiduciary,
  • teach,
  • ordination,
  • in the ascendant,
  • rich,
  • despotic,
  • authorised,
  • unaccountable,
  • regulating,
  • irrefutable,
  • overpowering,
  • fine,
  • enlighten,
  • in ascendancy,
  • dogmatic,
  • regal,
  • earnest,
  • monocratic,
  • at the head,
  • mandating,
  • define,
  • restrain,
  • callable,
  • assertive,
  • top,
  • reliable,
  • directive,
  • crave,
  • arresting,
  • Forcing,
  • dominate,
  • all-embracing,
  • primary,
  • Dictating,
  • obligatory,
  • required,
  • writ,
  • administration,
  • commandment,
  • Prepollent,
  • noble,
  • cardinal,
  • Checking,
  • front line,
  • Instructing,
  • weighty,
  • satisfactory,
  • fiat,
  • Overruling,
  • main,
  • Decretive,
  • outstanding,
  • official,
  • determine,
  • far-ranging,
  • bodacious,
  • act,
  • marvellous,
  • Necessitating,
  • incumbent,
  • Expecting,
  • instructive,
  • assuring,
  • compulsory,
  • persuasive,
  • bird's-eye,
  • preeminent,
  • credible,
  • conduct,
  • worthy of,
  • exalted,
  • bold,
  • compel,
  • substantial,
  • sublime,
  • elegant,
  • demanding,
  • krish,
  • extensive,
  • trustworthy,
  • absolute,
  • Insuring,
  • edict,
  • authorized,
  • verifying,
  • necessary,
  • guiding,
  • regulate,
  • ensuring,
  • Decreeing,
  • sweeping,
  • advise,
  • Obligating,
  • serious,
  • all-encompassing,
  • direction,
  • hegemonistic,
  • overall,
  • comprehensive,
  • predominate,
  • fiducial,
  • operating,
  • resolve,
  • dictation,
  • sanctioning,
  • totalitarian,
  • administer,
  • premier,
  • Prepotent,
  • Prescribing,
  • statute,
  • Decretal,
  • showy,
  • Omitting,
  • ordinance,
  • haughty,
  • determining,
  • far-reaching,
  • injunction,
  • prestigious,
  • calling,
  • all-absorbing,
  • directory,
  • splendid,
  • rule,
  • wishing,
  • Wielding,
  • august,
  • instruction,
  • panoramic,
  • Hest,
  • need,
  • playing,
  • excellent,
  • require,
  • lavish,
  • arbitrary,
  • commissioning,
  • Requiring,
  • ascertain,
  • domineering,
  • solemn,
  • brilliant,
  • bidding,
  • Decretory,
  • tempering,
  • leadership,
  • authoritatively,
  • Involving,
  • superb,
  • want,
  • tyrannical,
  • handling.

Paraphrases for Commanding:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    commander.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    best, commander, dominant, controlling, senior, superior, direct, predominant, significant.
  • Proper noun, singular
    commander, commanders, ponds, conductors.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    commander.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    commissioning, Forcing, Charging, imposing, Inflicting, spearheading, Producing, piloting, Instituting, activating, acquiring, Prescribing, performing, Effecting, obliging, Earning, Obtaining, matching, diverting, steering, Placing, pointing, turning, Chairing, Levying, Gaining, taxing, yielding, Subjecting, Requiring, riding, winning, running.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    command, leading.
  • Proper noun, singular
    command, commands, commandant.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    command, commandant.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    mandating, Enforcing, mastering, ordering, Instructing, requisitioning, deserving, heading, leading, controlling.

Antonyms for Commanding:

• adj.

  • superior, authoritative
    ineffective, unassertive, unimpressive, weak, indecisive.
  • Other antonyms:
    ancillary, inconspicuous, obscure, concealed, secondary, subtle, toned down, faint, gentle, humble, lenient, yielding, ductile, insignificant, meek, understated, muted, lower, lesser, junior, assistant, lowly, unaffected, unobtrusive, hidden, coadjutor, simple, accountable, contingent, subordinate, undistinguished, conservative, last, unremarkable, unassuming, constitutional, quiet, responsible, less, docile, restrained, subsidiary, unpretentious, deputy, inferior, submissive, mild, modest, unemphatic, unimportant, second, under, dim, unflashy, conditional, compliant, subdued, plain, limited, low, complaisant, unnoticeable.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    low spirits, low-pitched.