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imperious

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Main Entry: imperious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: bossy, overbearing

Synonyms:

arrogant, authoritative, autocratic, commanding, compulsatory, compulsory, despotic, dictatorial, domineering, exacting, haughty, high-handed, imperative, imperial, mandatory, obligatory, oppressive, overweening, peremptory, required, tyrannical, tyrannous
Notes: imperial pertains to the qualities of power and royalty; imperious implies that someone is overbearing or domineering

Antonyms:

fawning, helpless, humble, obedient, servile, subservient, weak
Main Entry: aggressive
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: assertive

Synonyms:

assertory, bold, brassy, cheeky*, cocky*, come on, domineering, dynamic, energetic, enterprising, flip*, forceful, fresh*, get up and go, go after, hard sell, imperious, masterful, militant, nervy, pushing, pushy, sassy, shooting from the hip, smart alecky, smart*, strenuous, tough, vigorous, zealous

Antonyms:

complaisant, laid-back
Main Entry: arbitrary
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: dictatorial

Synonyms:

absolute, autocratic, bossy, despotic, dogmatic, domineering, downright, flat out, high-handed, imperious, magisterial, monocratic, no ifs ands or buts, no joke, overbearing, peremptory, straight out, summary, tyrannical, tyrannous

Antonyms:

democratic
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
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: authoritarian
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: domineering

Synonyms:

absolute, authoritative, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, disciplinarian, doctrinaire, dogmatic, harsh, imperious, magisterial, rigid, severe, strict, totalitarian, tyrannical, unyielding
Notes: authoritarian is tyrannical while authoritative commands respect

Antonyms:

democratic, liberal
Main Entry: authoritative
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: domineering

Synonyms:

assertive, authoritarian, autocratic, commanding, confident, decisive, dictatorial, doctrinaire, dogmatic, dominating, imperative, imperious, imposing, masterly, officious, peremptory, self-assured

Antonyms:

democratic
Main Entry: autocratic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: holding power exclusively

Synonyms:

absolute, all-powerful, arbitrary, bossy, czarlike, despotic, dictatorial, domineering, driving, imperious, monocratic, pushing, tyrannical, tyrannous

Antonyms:

democratic
Main Entry: big
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: arrogant

Synonyms:

arty, boastful, bragging, conceited, flamboyant, haughty, high-sounding, imperious, imposing, inflated, overblown, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, proud

Antonyms:

humble, shy, unconfident
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
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