as in authoritarian
fond of ordering people around
I don't want to work with him because he's so bossy and always runs roughshod over me
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Recent Examples of bossy
The full moon in Sagittarius on June 11 will ignite your bossy 10th house of authority, urging you to take a closer look at how your professional life influences your personal life.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 June 2025
Their parents, too, are likable, loving, hard-working people, a little bossy now and then, but genuinely concerned for their children.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
So the trick is to tamper down the background noise, omit bossy vanilla, and roast the peaches briefly with sugar in a cast-iron skillet to amplify their flavor.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
The album itself offers quaint harmonies and big beats, á la We, set atop the bossy stomp of 2013’s Reflektor.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 June 2025
Their parents, too, are likable, loving, hard-working people, a little bossy now and then, but genuinely concerned for their children.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
So the trick is to tamper down the background noise, omit bossy vanilla, and roast the peaches briefly with sugar in a cast-iron skillet to amplify their flavor.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
The album itself offers quaint harmonies and big beats, á la We, set atop the bossy stomp of 2013’s Reflektor.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bossy
Adjective
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And this matters now more than ever, during a time when universities are dismantling their humanities programs and being pressured into pandering to authoritarian strongmen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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Stricter parenting styles include authoritative or authoritarian styles.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Avoid being domineering, but also avoid being stepped on by someone else.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 July 2025
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My Mom Died is a heartbreaking and hilarious recounting of McCurdy’s struggles as a former child actor while dealing with her overbearing, domineering mother.—
Charley Ross,
Glamour,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Depicting Americans as arrogant, loud, boorish and demeaning of other cultures, the term has stuck and is still mentioned 60-plus years later.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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The most radical overhaul of the tax code in our state’s history would require voter approval in November 2026, and that starts by portraying local governments as cartoonishly arrogant, bloated and unaccountable.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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The decision means that in the authoritative opinion of the international legal community, all countries are under an obligation to contribute to the efforts to reduce global greenhouse emissions.—
Daimeon Shanks-Dumont,
The Conversation,
1 Aug. 2025
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Whether creating targeted blog posts, authoritative corporate content, persuasive e-commerce descriptions, or detailed educational resources, precise prompts enhance engagement, SEO performance, and monetization potential.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And Tess is now a podcast host and overbearing grandmother.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
9 Aug. 2025
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In the same way that a sputtering relationship exhibits overbearing and controlling behavior, is this also the hallmark of a gasping empire?—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Bossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bossy. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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