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Spell Bee Word: dominant


Basic Details

Word: Dominant

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Most powerful, important or noticeable; in control of others.

Synonyms: powerful, leading, main, chief

Antonyms: minor, weak

How to Spell Dominant

Syllables: dom - i - nant

Tricky part: It ends in ant, not ent. There is one m, and the vowel after it is i.

Watch out for: dominent, domminant, domenant

Memory tip: Picture one strong ant ruling the whole colony: the dominant ant. Domin + ant.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Red was the dominant colour in the wedding decorations.

Example 2: The home team was dominant from the first over to the last.

Example 3: In our garden, the dominant flowers this year are marigolds.

Fun Fact

About nine out of ten people are right-handed, so for most people the right hand is the dominant one.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: dominant

a) leading
b) minor
c) chief
d) powerful

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b) minor. Minor means less important, the opposite of dominant.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) pleasant
b) elegant
c) dominent
d) important

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c) dominent. Dominant ends in ant, like pleasant, important and elegant.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

nantimod

a) nominate
b) dominate
c) domain
d) dominant

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d) dominant. Dominate ends in e, which is not among these letters; with two n's they spell dominant.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a team is called dominant, it is ____.

a) strongest and in control
b) smallest
c) newest
d) losing

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a) strongest and in control

2. Your dominant hand is the one you ____.

a) never use
b) use most for writing and throwing
c) wear a watch on
d) keep in your pocket

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b) use most for writing and throwing

Associated Words

tendencycomplexitybristleferociousshrewd
peasantreturnmammalunderdogbackground

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