All dominant antonyms

adj dominant

• unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
• auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
• minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
• trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
• subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
• impotent — not potent; lacking power or ability.
• incapable — not capable.
• ineffective — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
• submissive — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
• inessential — not essential; not necessary; nonessential.
• unnecessary — not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
• retiring — that retires.
• unassuming — modest; unpretentious.
• inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
• secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
• weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
• humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
• modest — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
• reserved — kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
• unaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
• uncontrolling — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
• lesser — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
• unknown — not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.
• inconspicuous — not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
• ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.