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high-hand·ed | \ ˈhī-ˈhan-dəd 
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\Definition of high-handed
: having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others : arbitrary, overbearing
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Synonyms & Antonyms for high-handed
Synonyms
- arrogant,
- assumptive,
- bumptious,
- cavalier,
- chesty,
- haughty,
- high-and-mighty,
- high-hat,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- huffish,
- huffy,
- imperious,
- important,
- lofty,
- lordly,
- masterful,
- overweening,
- peremptory,
- pompous,
- presuming,
- presumptuous,
- pretentious,
- self-asserting,
- self-assertive,
- sniffy,
- stiff-necked,
- supercilious,
- superior,
- toplofty
- (also toploftical),
- uppish,
- uppity
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high-handed
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of high-handed
: not having or showing any interest in the rights, opinions, or feelings of other people
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high-handed
adjectivehigh-hand·ed | \ ˈhī-ˈhan-dəd \
Kids Definition of high-handed
: having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others
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The first known use of high-handed was in 1606
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