Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 dominated · IPA /ˈdɑ.məˌneɪ.tɪd/ 01 adj. controlled or ruled by superior authority or power. 1. controlled or ruled by superior authority or power. 2. controlled by one's wife; -- of men. Syn. dominated by, under the thumb of(predicate). — Syn. -- henpecked.