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.

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

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

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