Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | predominant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ruling; most important |
| Synonyms: | absolute, all-powerful, almighty, arbitrary, ascendant, authoritative, capital, chief, controlling, directing, dominant, dominating, effective, efficacious, governing, holding the reins, imperious, influential, leading, main, mighty, official, omnipotent, overbearing, overpowering, paramount, potent, predominate, preponderant, prevailing, prevalent, primary, prime, principal, prominent, reigning, sovereign, superior, superlative, supervisory, supreme, surpassing, transcendent, weighty |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, minor, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | proud |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant, self-important |
| Synonyms: | bloated, boastful, cavalier, cocky*, conceited, contemptuous, cool*, disdainful, dismissive, domineering, egotistic, egotistical, haughty, high-and-mighty, high-handed, huffy, imperious, insolent, lofty, narcissistic, ostentatious, overbearing, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, puffed up, scornful, self-satisfied, sniffy, snobbish, snooty, stuck-up, supercilious, superior, vain, vainglorious |
| Antonyms: | humble, meek, modest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | required/requisite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | necessary |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, called for, compulsatory, compulsory, condign, demanded, deserved, due, enforced, essential, imperative, imperious, indispensable, just, mandatory, needed, needful, obligatory, prerequisite, prescribed, recommended, right, rightful, set, suitable, unavoidable, vital |
| Antonyms: | nonessential, optional, unnecessary |
| Main Entry: | stately |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dignified, impressive |
| Synonyms: | august, ceremonial, ceremonious, conventional, courtly, deliberate, elegant, elevated, formal, gallant, gracious, grand, grandiose, haughty, high, high-minded, highfaluting, imperial, imperious, imposing, kingly, large, lofty, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, massive, measured, monumental, noble, opulent, palatial, pompous, portly, proud, queenly, regal, royal, solemn, stiff, sumptuous, superb, towering |
| Antonyms: | common, ignoble, informal, undignified, unimpressive, unstately |
| 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: | required |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | necessary |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, called for, compulsatory, compulsory, condign, demanded, deserved, due, enforced, essential, imperative, imperious, indispensable, just, mandatory, needed, needful, obligatory, prerequisite, prescribed, recommended, requisite, right, rightful, set, suitable, unavoidable, vital |
| Antonyms: | inessential, optional |
| Main Entry: | magisterial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authoritative |
| Synonyms: | autocratic, domineering, egotistic, imperious, masterful, pompous |
| 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 |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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