Synonyms of bossy

bossy

adjective

ˈbȯ-sē 

as in domineering

fond of ordering people around

I don't want to work with him because he's so bossy and always runs roughshod over me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• domineering
• authoritarian
• arrogant
• authoritative
• overbearing
• aggressive
• autocratic
• dictatorial
• tyrannical
• proud
• despotic
• imperious
• commanding
• tyrannous
• controlling
• masterful
• peremptory
• uppity
• stern
• haughty
• supercilious
• high-and-mighty
• important
• pretentious
• assertive
• regimental
• presumptuous
• superior
• huffy
• disdainful
• imperial
• assumptive
• conceited
• narcissistic
• arbitrary
• high-hat
• lordly
• uppish
• overweening
• magisterial
• high-handed
• pompous
• directorial
• omnipotent
• highfalutin
• all-powerful
• dictating
• self-assertive
• vain
• lofty
• fastuous
• self-asserting
• toplofty
• imperative
• almighty
• presuming
• firm

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• meek
• modest
• obedient
• unassuming
• docile
• amenable
• tractable
• passive
• indecisive
• submissive
• compliant
• irresolute
• yielding
• acquiescent
• resigned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bossy

Running Furrever Friends is Brandi (Amy Sedaris), a bossy little Shih Tzu, and her owner, Seth (Gil Ozeri). — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

Interactions with friends and groups could get out of hand with high energy that becomes bossy. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026

That conceptual tension has led early users to experience agentic AI as a sort of bossy servant. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026

The entire cast of Dazed and Confused is excellent, but shout out to Austin Ambassador Matthew McConaughey in an iconic bit part and to Parker Posey's terrifyingly bossy, super-southern mean girl. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Mar. 2026