dominating

adjective

1. 1

   offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

   an autocratic person

   autocratic behavior

2. 2

   most powerful or important or influential

   the economically ascendant class

   D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe

3. 3

   used of a height or viewpoint

   a commanding view of the ocean

   looked up at the castle dominating the countryside