total domination

Absolute ruling power

Total domination is complete control over a person, group, or situation, with no meaningful resistance remaining.

The phrase appears in competitive contexts—sports, games, military campaigns—where one side overwhelms the other: It was total domination from the opening whistle.

In intimate contexts, it may refer to BDSM power dynamics.

Related

power · absolute power · control · iron grip · empire · subjugation · tyranny · absolute · ruthless · iron fist · reign · authority · submission · bow down · no mercy · vanquish · annihilation · unrivaled

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Opposites
degree of control

total dominationanarchy

Disorder from absent authority

laissez-faire · self-determination · sovereignty · powerlessness · impotence

power dynamic

total dominationpowerlessness

Inability to affect outcomes

enslavement · helplessness · vassalage · equality · mutual cooperation

autonomy vs. subjugation

total dominationself-determination

Control over one's fate

sovereignty · liberation · emancipation · self-governance · self-rule

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG