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| Main Entry: |
overbearing
 [oh-ver-bair-ing] 
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant, domineering |
| Synonyms: | ascendant, autocratic, bossy, cavalier, cocky*, despotic, dictatorial, disdainful, dogmatic, egotistic, haughty, high-and-mighty, high-handed, imperative, imperial, imperious, insolent, magisterial, officious, oppressive, overweening, paramount, peremptory, predominant, preponderant, prevalent, proud, regnant, sniffy, snotty, sovereign, stuffy, supercilious, superior, tyrannical, uppity |
| Antonyms: | kind, modest, nice, unassertive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arrogant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having exaggerated self-opinion |
| Synonyms: | aloof, assuming, audacious, autocratic, biggety, bossy, bragging, cavalier, cheeky, cocky, cold-shoulder, conceited, contemptuous, cool*, disdainful, domineering, egotistic, haughty, high and mighty, high-handed, imperious, insolent, know-it-all, lordly, on an ego trip, overbearing, 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 |
| Antonyms: | humble, meek, servile, unconceited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assertive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aggressive |
| Synonyms: | absolute, assured, certain, confident, decided, decisive, demanding, dogmatic, domineering, emphatic, firm, forceful, forward, insistent, militant, overbearing, positive, pushy, self-assured, self-confident, strong-willed, sure |
| Antonyms: | diffident, quiet, shy, unconfident |
Example Sentences
- York's overbearing mother-in-law, also a witch, who perpetually mangled her son-in-law's name.
- The general stayed on as army commander, casting an overbearing shadow.
- Great place to travel, busy in high season but not overbearing.
| Main Entry: | assuming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | presumptuous, arrogant |
| Synonyms: | bold, conceited, disdainful, domineering, egotistic, forward, haughty, imperious, overbearing, pushy, rude |
| Antonyms: | doubting, unassuming |
| Main Entry: | bossy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | domineering |
| Synonyms: | authoritarian, commanding, controlling, despotic, dictatorial, high-handed, imperious, iron-handed, oppressive, overbearing, overpowering, pushy, strict, tyrannical |
| Main Entry: | browbeat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | castigate, nag |
| Synonyms: | badger, bludgeon, bluster, bulldoze, bully, coerce, cow, despotize, domineer, dragoon, frighten, harass, hector, intimidate, lean on, lord it over, oppress, overawe, overbear, put heat on, put the chill on, put through the wringer, threaten, tyrannize |
| Antonyms: | boost, coax, compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | bully |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intimidate, push around |
| Synonyms: | bludgeon, bluster, browbeat, buffalo, bulldoze, coerce, cow, despotize, domineer, dragoon, enforce, harass, hector, lean on, menace, oppress, overbear, persecute, ride roughshod, showboat, swagger, terrorize, threaten, torment, torture, turn on the heat, tyrannize, walk heavy |
| Antonyms: | allow, leave alone |
| Main Entry: | cavalier |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant |
| Synonyms: | condescending, curt, disdainful, haughty, high-and-mighty, insolent, lofty, lordly, offhand, overbearing, proud, scornful, snooty, snotty, supercilious, superior |
| Antonyms: | humble, reticent, shy |
| Main Entry: | command |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rule, have power |
| Synonyms: | administer, boss, charge, check, coach, coerce, compel, conduct, conquer, constrain, control, curb, determine, dictate, direct, dominate, domineer, exact, exercise power, force, govern, guide, have authority, head, hinder, hold office, influence, lead, manage, officiate, oppress, overbear, override, predominate, prescribe, preside over, prevail, push, regulate, reign, reign over, repress, restrain, run, stop, subdue, superintend, supervise, sway, take over, tyrannize, wield |
| Notes: | an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |
| Antonyms: | follow |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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