prepotent

prepotent
Synonyms and related words:
armipotent, ascendant, at the head, authoritative, boss, chief, cogent, commanding, controlling, dominant, dynamic, effective, energetic, forceful, forcible, general, governing, head, hegemonic, hegemonistic, high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension, in ascendancy, in charge, in chief, in force, in power, in the ascendant, irresistible, leading, master, mighty, mighty in battle, on the throne, operative, paramount, potent, powerful, predominant, predominate, prepollent, preponderant, preponderate, prevailing, prevalent, puissant, regnant, regulating, regulative, regulatory, reigning, ruling, sovereign, striking, strong, supreme, swaying, telling, valid, vigorous, vital

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  • prépotent — ⇒PRÉPOTENT, ENTE, adj. Vieilli. [En parlant d une pers.] Qui dispose d un pouvoir absolu et abusif. Burty m entraîne chez Haviland, dont il doit faire voir la fabrique aux Kestner, à cette famille prépotente en l heure actuelle (GONCOURT, Journal …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • prepotent — PREPOTÉNT, Ă, prepotenţi, te, adj. (Rar) Puternic, autoritar, foarte influent. – Din lat. praepotens, ntis. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 12.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  PREPOTÉNT adj. v. atotputernic. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime … …   Dicționar Român

  • Prepotent — Pre*po tent, a. [L. praepotens. See {Pre }, and {Potent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant. Plaifere. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Characterized by prepotency. Darwin. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prepotent — index dominant, forcible, influential, master, omnipotent, paramount, potent, sovereign (absolute) …   Law dictionary

  • prepotent — prepotently, adv. /pree poht nt/, adj. 1. preeminent in power, authority, or influence; predominant: a prepotent name in the oil business. 2. Genetics. noting, pertaining to, or having prepotency. [1375 1425; late ME < L praepotent (s. of… …   Universalium

  • prepotent — pre·po·tent pōt ənt adj 1) exhibiting genetic prepotency: DOMINANT 2) having priority over other response tendencies esp. by virtue of maturational primacy, recentness of emission or evocation, repetition with positive reinforcement, or greater… …   Medical dictionary

  • prepotent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praepotent , praepotens, from prae + potens powerful more at potent Date: 15th century 1. a. having exceptional power, authority, or influence b. exceeding others in power 2. exhibiting genetic… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • prepotent — adjective a) Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant. b) Characterized by prepotency …   Wiktionary

  • prepotent — pre|po|tent Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • prepotent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. potent, effective, dynamic; see powerful 1 , strong 8 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having preeminent significance: ascendant, dominant, predominant, prevailing, regnant, ruling, supreme. See IMPORTANT …   English dictionary for students

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