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[ kuh-man-ding, -mahn- ] / kəˈmæn dɪŋ, -ˈmɑn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR commanding ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivebeing in command: a commanding officer. appreciably superior or imposing; winning; sizable: a commanding position; a commanding lead in the final period. having the air, tone, etc., of command; imposing; authoritative: a man of commanding appearance; a commanding voice. dominating by position, usually elevation; overlooking: a commanding bluff at the mouth of the river. (of a view, or prospect) provided by a commanding location and so permitting dominance: a commanding view of the mouth of the river. Origin of commandingFirst recorded in 1475–85; command + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM commandingcom·mand·ing·ly, adverbcom·mand·ing·ness, nounqua·si-com·mand·ing, adjectivequa·si-com·mand·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby commandingcommandeer, commander, commander in chief, commandery, command guidance, commanding, commanding officer, command language, commandment, command module, commando Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for commandingThis is both an outstanding work of scholarship and a commanding visual document. The Best Coffee Table Books of 2014|Robert Birnbaum|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST As his later wartime record would show, Jackson was extremely competent in the many skills required of a commanding general. Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Early polling shows her with a commanding—if not outright prohibitive—lead among Democratic voters. Obama’s 2008 Backers: We’re Ready for Warren|David Freedlander|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST At one point the commanding general, General Throckmorton, was told that there was gunfire raking a street. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon Shows Us How Not to Govern|Eleanor Clift|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Scourges, he says, “are killers who act, momentarily, as agents freed from sacred order and its commanding truths.” The Real Nightmare of Ferguson|James Poulos|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Like all men of commanding sense and character, he was exacting. Throckmorton|Molly Elliot Seawell I was not thinking of commanding the flanking party myself, sir. A Victorious Union|Oliver Optic But it is of far more importance that you learn to command yourself, than that you should be raised higher in commanding others. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6|John Gibson Lockhart Only the commanding officer leaned out of his window to chuckle at me. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee His combined features were commanding and prepossessing, his physiognomy indicating a gigantic intellect. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution|L. Carroll Judson
British Dictionary definitions for commanding
adjective (usually prenominal)being in command having the air of authoritya commanding voice (of a position, situation, etc) exerting control (of a height, viewpoint, etc) overlooking; advantageous Derived forms of commandingcommandingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to commandingdominant, impressive, imposing, assertive, forceful, compelling, dominating, decisive, lofty, arresting, controlling, striking, advantageous, autocratic, bossy, dictatorial, imperious, peremptory, in charge |