The meaning of COMMANDING is drawing attention or priority. How to use commanding in a sentence.

COMMANDING definition: 1. having the authority to give orders: 2. A commanding voice or manner seems to have authority…. Learn more.

If you describe someone as commanding, you mean that they are powerful and confident.

1. Having command; controlling. 2. Dominating, as by magnitude or position: took a commanding lead at the polls; a commanding view of the ocean.

the act of commanding or ordering with authority; control:[uncountable] Admiral, you have lost command of your ship. [be + in + ~] The lieutenant was in command of a platoon.

Dec 14, 2025 · Adjective commanding (comparative more commanding, superlative most commanding) Tending to give commands, authoritarian.

Definition of commanding adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

COMMANDING definition: being in command. See examples of commanding used in a sentence.

Synonyms for COMMANDING: presiding, chief, leading, supreme, lead, top, foremost, primary; Antonyms of COMMANDING: second, less, subordinate, lower, last, secondary, lesser, ancillary

Something that's commanding is lofty, high, or impressive. Your thirtieth-floor apartment gives you a commanding view of the city.