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peremptoriness
noun as in tyranny
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Nettie's haste and peremptoriness were mixed, if it must be told, with a little resentment against the world in general.
Theodore pushed back his chair from the table with a harsh peremptoriness, startling them all.
This law is almost without parallel in severity, peremptoriness, and defiant contempt for National authority.
"Sit down and warm yourself," he said, with a good-humored peremptoriness.
She spoke with the peremptoriness of a spoiled child, but the woman smiled pleasantly and did as she was bid.
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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to peremptoriness, such as: authoritarianism, autocracy, coercion, cruelty, despotism, and domination.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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