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peremptory

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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: 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: 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
Notes: authoritarian is tyrannical while authoritative commands respect

Antonyms:

democratic
Main Entry: commanding
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: superior, authoritative

Synonyms:

advantageous, arresting, assertive, autocratic, bossy, compelling, controlling, decisive, dictatorial, dominant, dominating, forceful, imperious, imposing, impressive, in charge, lofty, peremptory, striking

Antonyms:

indecisive, inferior, unassertive, uncontrolling
Main Entry: curt
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: abrupt, rude

Synonyms:

blunt, breviloquent, brief, brusque, churlish, compendiary, compendious, concise, crusty, gruff, imperious, laconic, offhand, peremptory, pithy, sharp, short, short and sweet, snappish, snippety, snippy, succinct, summary, tart, terse, unceremonious, uncivil, ungracious

Antonyms:

ceremonious, civil, gracious, lengthy, polite
Main Entry: decisive
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: definite

Synonyms:

absolute, all out, assured, bent, certain, conclusive, crisp, critical, crucial, decided, definitive, determined, fateful, final, firm, flat out, forceful, imperative, imperious, incisive, influential, intent, litmus test, momentous, peremptory, positive, resolute, resolved, set, settled, significant, straight out, strong-minded, trenchant

Antonyms:

indecisive, indefinite, procrastinating, unpositive
Main Entry: dictatorial
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: tyrannical, authoritarian

Synonyms:

absolute, arbitrary, arrogant, autocratic, bossy, clamorous, crack-the-whip, despotic, dictative, doctrinaire, dogmatic, domineering, egotistic, firm, haughty, imperative, imperious, iron-handed, oppressive, overbearing, peremptory, pompous, proud, stern, throwing weight around, totalitarian, unlimited, unrestricted

Antonyms:

democratic, docile, passive
Main Entry: dogmatic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: dictatorial, opinionated

Synonyms:

arbitrary, arrogant, assertive, bigoted, bullheaded, categorical, cocksure, confident, definite, despotic, determined, dictative, doctrinaire, domineering, downright, egotistical, emphatic, fanatical, fascistic, formal, high and mighty, imperious, intolerant, magisterial, narrow-minded, obdurate, obstinate, one-sided, overbearing, peremptory, pigheaded, prejudiced, stiff-necked, stubborn, tenacious, tyrannical, unequivocal, wrong-headed

Antonyms:

amenable, doubting, flexible, indecisive, manageable, obedient, questioning, skeptical, submissive
Main Entry: dogmatic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: based on absolute truth

Synonyms:

a priori, as a matter of course, assertive, authoritarian, authoritative, axiomatic, by fiat, by natural law, by nature, canonical, categorical, deducible, deductive, derivable, doctrinaire, doctrinal, eternal, excathedra, formal, imperative, inevitable, on faith, oracular, orthodox, peremptory, positive, pragmatic, prophetic, reasoned, systematic, theoretical, unchangeable, unerring, unqualified

Antonyms:

ambiguous, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, fluctuating, indecisive, not positive, uncertain, vacillating
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