Related Searches
Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believing very strongly and conveying it |
| Synonyms: | adamant, arbitrary, assertive, biased, bigoted, bossy, bullheaded, cocksure, cocky*, conceited, dictatorial, doctrinaire, dogmatic, hard-line, high-handed, inflexible, intransigent, locked in, obdurate, obstinate, one-sided, oracular, overbearing, pigheaded, positive, pragmatic, pragmatical, prejudiced, self-assertive, set in stone, set-on, single-minded, stubborn, tilted, uncompromising, unyielding, weighted |
| Antonyms: | compromising, indifferent, open-minded |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | peremptory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overbearing, authoritative |
| Synonyms: | absolute, arbitrary, assertive, autocratic, binding, bossy, categorical, certain, commanding, compelling, decided, decisive, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, final, finished, firm, fixed, high-handed, imperative, imperial, imperious, incontrovertible, intolerant, irrefutable, magisterial, obligatory, obstinate, positive, rigorous, severe, stringent, tyrannical, uncompromising, undeniable |
| Antonyms: | easy-going, indulgent, laid-back, lax, lenient, mild, moderate |
| Main Entry: | supercilious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant, stuck-up |
| Synonyms: | bossy, cavalier, cocky*, condescending, contemptuous, disdainful, egotistic, haughty, high-and-mighty, imperious, insolent, lofty, nervy, overbearing, patronizing, proud, putting on airs, scornful, snobby, superior, uppity, vainglorious |
| Antonyms: | humble, modest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | superior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant, haughty |
| Synonyms: | airy, bossy, cavalier, cocky*, condescending, cool, disdainful, high-and-mighty, high-hat, insolent, lofty, overbearing, patronizing, pretentious, proud, snobbish, stuck-up, supercilious, uppity, upstage, wiseguy |
| Antonyms: | humble, meek |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | uppity |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant |
| Synonyms: | audacious, bossy, bragging, cavalier, cheeky, cocky, conceited, egotistic, haughty, high and mighty, high falutin, know-it-all, overbearing, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, puffed up, self-important, smug, snobbish, snooty, snotty, stuck up, superior, vain |
| Main Entry: | magisterial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | domineering |
| Synonyms: | arrogant, august, authoritative, bossy, dictatorial, dignified, dogmatic, highhanded, imperious, judicial, lofty, lordly, overbearing, pompous, stately, stuffy |
| Main Entry: | lordly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | domineering |
| Synonyms: | arrogant, august, bossy, cavalier, condescending, despotic, dictatorial, dignified, gracious, grand, grandiose, haughty, honorable, imperious, lofty, magisterial, magnificent, majestic, masterful, noble, overbearing, proud, regal, snobbish, stately, superior, uppish, uppity |
| Main Entry: | prideful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant |
| Synonyms: | aloof, assuming, audacious, autocratic, biggety, bossy, bragging, cavalier, cheeky*, cocky*, cold-shoulder, conceited, contemptuous, cool*, disdainful, domineering, egotistic, haughty, high and mighty, high-and-mighty, high-handed, imperious, insolent, know-it-all, lofty, lordly, on an ego trip, on one's high horse, overbearing, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, proud, puffed up, scornful, self-important, smarty, smug, sniffy, snippy, snooty, snotty, stuck up*, supercilious, superior, swaggering, uppity, vain, wise guy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
