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overbearing

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of overbearing

1 coming before all others in importance

the overbearing problem in our nation's schools

Synonyms of overbearing

arch, big, capital, cardinal, central, chief, dominant, first, foremost, grand, great, greatest, highest, key, leading, main, master, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, overmastering, overriding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, principal, prior, sovereign (also sovran), supreme

Words Related to overbearing

distinguished, eminent, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, prestigious, signal, star, stellar, superior

high-level, senior, top

important, influential, major, mighty, momentous, significant

incomparable, matchless, unequaled (or unequalled), unparalleled, unsurpassed

celebrated, famed, famous, renowned

Near Antonyms of overbearing

inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, minor, negligible, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportant

collateral, inferior, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary

Antonyms of overbearing

2 fond of ordering people around

the doctor's overbearing attitude is resented by nurses and patients alike

Synonyms of overbearing

authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic (also autocratical), bossy, despotic, dictatorial, domineering, imperious, masterful, peremptory, tyrannical (also tyrannic), tyrannous

Words Related to overbearing

arrogant, assumptive, disdainful, fastuous, haughty, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-and-mighty, high-hat, huffy, important, lofty, lordly, overweening, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, proud, self-asserting, supercilious, superior, toplofty (also toploftical), uppish, uppity

commanding, controlling, dictating, regimental

arbitrary, high-handed, imperial

directorial, magisterial

aggressive, assertive, self-assertive

conceited, narcissistic, pompous, vain

all-powerful, almighty, omnipotent

Near Antonyms of overbearing

humble, meek, modest, unassuming

amenable, docile, obedient, tractable

indecisive, irresolute

acquiescent, compliant, passive, resigned, submissive, yielding

Synonym Discussion of overbearing

proud, arrogant, haughty, lordly, insolent, overbearing, supercilious, disdainful mean showing scorn for inferiors. proud may suggest an assumed superiority or loftiness.

- too proud to take charity

arrogant implies a claiming for oneself of more consideration or importance than is warranted.

- a conceited and arrogant executive

haughty suggests a consciousness of superior birth or position.

- a haughty aristocrat

lordly implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power.

- a lordly condescension

insolent implies contemptuous haughtiness.

- ignored by an insolent waiter

overbearing suggests a tyrannical manner or an intolerable insolence.

- an overbearing supervisor

supercilious implies a cool, patronizing haughtiness.

- an aloof and supercilious manner

disdainful suggests a more active and openly scornful superciliousness.

- disdainful of their social inferiors

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