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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

last, least

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

imperative

conceited, narcissistic, pompous, vain

all-powerful, almighty, omnipotent

firm, stern
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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