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What is another word for
overbearing
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Adjective
Unpleasantly overpowering
Superseding others in importance or status
Characterized by a pompous air of infallibility
Boldly self-assured
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong
Not easy to please or satisfy
Feeling or expressing contempt or derision
Not asked for, especially of something undesired or not appreciated
Having a harsh or menacing demeanor or nature
Verb
Being victorious, typically as revenge for a previous defeat
Present participle for to rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly
Present participle for to overpower by weight
Present participle for pride
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Adjective
▲
Unpleasantly overpowering
domineering
autocratic
bossy
despotic
dictatorial
tyrannical
imperious
masterful
arrogant
lordly
oppressive
peremptory
authoritarian
high-handed
officious
dominating
heavy-handed
overweening
superior
bullying
coercive
pompous
proud
authoritative
autocratical
cocksure
cocky
dogmatic
haughty
magisterial
overproud
pontifical
presumptuous
tyrannic
tyrannous
iron-handed
lording it
opinionated
pushy
supercilious
ascendant
cavalier
demanding
disdainful
egotistic
high and mighty
high-and-mighty
imperative
imperial
insolent
preponderant
prevalent
regnant
sniffy
snotty
stuffy
uppity
conceited
bumptious
pretentious
lofty
uppish
self-important
snooty
self-assertive
patronizing
US
highfalutin
condescending
huffy
stuck-up
toplofty
hifalutin
vain
important
patronising
UK
toploftical
snobbish
presuming
smug
high-hat
stiff-necked
vainglorious
huffish
self-asserting
egotistical
overconfident
chesty
assumptive
contemptuous
commanding
swaggering
brash
puffed up
hoity-toity
arbitrary
boastful
forward
audacious
harsh
prideful
severe
toffee-nosed
scornful
affected
repressive
bold
full of oneself
self-opinionated
draconian
assertive
aloof
impudent
undemocratic
swollen-headed
anti-democratic
snobby
bigheaded
narcissistic
strict
self-satisfied
bragging
absolute
grandiose
autarchic
immodest
ostentatious
forceful
confident
stuck up
egoistic
egoistical
impertinent
hubristic
pushful
blustering
brazen
swellheaded
biggity
cheeky
bloated
snippy
know-it-all
biggety
self-conceited
self-centred
UK
rude
self-centered
US
self-confident
assuming
elitist
totalitarian
fancy-pants
big-headed
assured
rigid
selfish
brassy
monocratic
nervy
willful
wilful
illiberal
firm
bullish
tsarist
czarist
cruel
la-di-da
imposing
insistent
brutal
sententious
obtrusive
full of yourself
stiff
iron-fisted
smart-alecky
inflexible
doctrinaire
dominant
loud
strutting
egocentric
pushing
ruthless
saucy
self-assured
showy
puffed-up
self-righteous
self-serving
offensive
swanky
dismissive
self-affected
self-promoting
self-engrossed
self-congratulatory
self-contented
self-adulatory
self-glorifying
fresh
sassy
inconsiderate
orgulous
controlling
unjust
contumelious
malapert
intrusive
cool
unyielding
aggressive
ambitious
mocking
summary
stern
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scoffing
sneering
complacent
obnoxious
tough
discourteous
uncivil
ironhanded
merciless
self-aggrandizing
smarty
hard
on high horse
abrupt
portentous
pert
strident
cold-shoulder
ungracious
smart
puffy
unabashed
flaunting
jumped up
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flip
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barefaced
prying
interfering
meddling
meddlesome
loudmouthed
overwhelming
putting on airs
on an ego trip
busy
vaunting
subjugating
above oneself
powerful
protrusive
nosey
intruding
snoopy
nosy
inhuman
Neronian
one-party
absolutist
abusive
unmannerly
thrusting
rigorous
curt
tactless
impolite
emphatic
highhanded
unlimited
posh
offhand
disrespectful
consequential
high
insulting
loudmouth
compelling
decisive
uncontrolled
exacting
mean
indifferent
inflated
flatulent
brazen-faced
hardhanded
thoughtless
high-minded
la-de-da
undiplomatic
persnickety
insubordinate
ill-mannered
arch
bold-faced
brassbound
overbold
remote
tony
highfaluting
boasting
aristocratic
careless
procacious
rough
lippy
throwing one's weight about
mannerless
high-flown
out-of-line
unblushing
too big for your boots
full of hot air
sure
too big for one's breeches
too big for one's boots
holier-than-thou
blusterous
disciplinarian
all-powerful
pontificating
puffed
self-willed
masterly
overpowering
impressive
standoffish
unaccountable
unconstitutional
single-party
stifling
refined
exclusive
majestic
regal
august
judicial
stately
dignified
poncey
windy
ordering
bidding
dystopian
self-opinioned
over-assertive
fascistic
dogmatical
offensively self-assertive
potty
ritzy
honourable
UK
honorable
US
gracious
driving
czarlike
compulsatory
obligatory
mandatory
required
compulsory
casual
airy
driven
unreasonable
sure of oneself
clamorous
crack-the-whip
dictative
crowing
foolhardy
cliquish
pleased with yourself
unconcerned
insouciant
uninterested
unrestrained
reserved
distant
detached
braggart
blowhard
go-ahead
on one's high horse
self-respecting
high-pressure
enterprising
fierce
in-your-face
go-getting
militant
strong-willed
swollen with pride
unceremonious
wiseguy
boldfaced
strong
unassailable
swanking
big-mouthed
throwing one's weight around
brisk
glib
terse
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off
perfunctory
downright
throwing weight around
on your high horse
sharp-elbowed
positive
big
self-applauding
bombastic
windbag
exultant
take-it-or-leave-it
pococurante
offish
in charge
not backward in coming forward
no ifs ands or buts
no joke
flat-out
straight out
intolerant
temerarious
daredevil
reckless
madcap
in driver's seat
crack the whip
insensitive
autarchical
sure of yourself
uncompromising
obstinate
undeniable
decided
definite
fixed
certain
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finished
absolutistic
riding for a fall
rash
heedless
overoptimistic
hot stuff
noisy
blaring
grand
spectacular
magnificent
splendid
exaggerated
flowery
overstated
flinty
ramrod
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bustling
grating
jarring
on ego trip
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bungling
lacking civility
bad mannered
piercing
raucous
overzealous
too big for one's britches
breezy
off-base
overstrict
sadistic
OTT
excessive
cacophonous
deafening
jangling
dissonant
thundering
booming
shrill
heading for a fall
crass
overbusy
gaudy
ear-splitting
vulgar
flashy
discordant
blatant
churlish
disagreeable
put down
importunate
inquisitive
pragmatic
blunt
jazzy
tinny
loud-mouthed
garish
heavy
graceless
over the top
unpleasant
high-pitched
metallic
flirtatious
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shameless
bureaucratic
fussy
intermeddling
burdensome
crushing
derogatory
disparaging
pitiless
murderous
trying
onerous
excruciating
unfair
relentless
grievous
bitter
punitive
rugged
inexorable
grim
searing
blowing one's own horn
unchivalrous
uncharitable
boorish
uncouth
unmannered
crude
unrefined
unladylike
bad-mannered
uncomplimentary
disgracious
ill-bred
disheartening
gloomy
discouraging
weighty
sombre
UK
dispiriting
worrying
troublesome
stressful
backbreaking
hefty
dismal
depressive
troubling
superincumbent
bleak
distressing
exigent
somber
US
taxing
depressing
confining
headache
ungenteel
mouthy
loutish
ungallant
surly
sullen
smart alecky
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ungentlemanly
unhandsome
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inaffable
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uncalled-for
coarse
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“Wilhemina is a rising surgeon who begrudgingly meets and greets inept blind dates to appease her
overbearing
mother.”
Adjective
▲
Superseding others in importance or status
chief
principal
leading
primary
main
foremost
predominant
dominant
supreme
paramount
central
premier
key
first
cardinal
highest
preeminent
capital
overriding
master
greatest
grand
sovereign
arch
primal
overmastering
great
big
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prior
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prime
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head
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vital
lead
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commanding
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ranking
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moving
entire
intellectual
intuitive
awe-inspiring
uplifting
inspiring
inspirational
primordial
obscure
hypothetical
transcending
unconfined
innate
abstract
theoretical
approved
unheard-of
unconventional
plenipotentiary
purpose-built
new
sanctioned
something else
without precedent
authorized
US
unrepeatable
far-out
unimaginable
officiating
fresh
once-in-a-lifetime
one-of-a-kind
unrepeated
separate
amazing
unordinary
incredible
in a class by itself
newfangled
fast-track
grievous
thundering
outrageous
harsh
gross
uber
preposterous
deep
overwhelming
flagrant
veritable
hellacious
brutal
climatical
climactical
not beatable
indelible
haunting
of a king
no end of
catchy
wholesale
unbound
pushing
driven
ambitious
pushy
error-free
unquestionable
peremptory
lasting
cherished
indestructible
unyielding
faithful
scrupulous
meticulous
unerring
beyond grasp
robust
go-go
forcible
deep-dyed
timeless
unfading
vivid
arresting
without blemish
valuable
everlasting
undying
on the nail
crimeless
right on
errorless
unspotted
on target
on the mark
bang on
unguilty
just so
imperishable
enduring
enthralling
never to be forgotten
not to be forgotten
spectacular
observable
legitimate
accredited
accepted
fancy
invaluable
unspoilt
hot
unsurmountable
highly capable
full of get-up-and-go
in the saddle
remembered
rememberable
inestimable
profitable
precious
unflinching
dauntless
indefatigable
inviolable
unshakeable
unbending
all out
no holds barred
bureaucratic
ex cathedra
departmental
legal
lawful
canonical
authorised
UK
without limit
ex officio
straight out
stamped on your memory
fixed in the mind
mind-blowing
out of this world
red-letter
secure
safe
hot property
undefeatable
impassable
irresistible
unshakable
unattackable
irrepressible
have-it-all
up to standard
up to snuff
up to scratch
up to par
more powerful
more important
most important
most prominent
most influential
most illustrious
most powerful
most skilled
most obvious
most noticeable
most excellent
most outstanding
most high
most extreme
most significant
most favourable
most advantageous
most appropriate
most favorable
most typical
most valuable
most precious
most scholarly
most reliable
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Characterized by a pompous air of infallibility
pontifical
dogmatic
doctrinaire
opinionated
arrogant
inflexible
adamant
opinionative
opinioned
dictatorial
domineering
prejudiced
dogmatical
pompous
uncompromising
biased
imperious
bigoted
cocksure
rigid
obdurate
authoritarian
obstinate
intolerant
pigheaded
unyielding
apostolic
stubborn
superior
magisterial
bloated
condescending
headstrong
pretentious
wilful
portentous
grandiose
pontificating
puffy
swaggering
self-opinionated
self-important
single-minded
bull-headed
of fixed views
pig-headed
assertive
partisan
self-assertive
of preconceived ideas
emphatic
peremptory
imperative
insistent
authoritative
high-handed
arbitrary
categorical
unbending
entrenched
downright
unquestionable
narrow-minded
unchallengeable
small-minded
definite
unequivocal
formal
tenacious
determined
stiff-necked
despotic
confident
fascistic
dictative
egotistical
one-sided
fanatical
bullheaded
wrong-headed
tyrannical
high and mighty
chauvinist
xenophobic
chauvinistic
racialist
jingoistic
illiberal
discriminatory
racist
anti-Semitic
homophobic
sectarian
partial
overconfident
nationalist
nationalistic
cocky
speculative
impractical
theoretical
superpatriotic
unpragmatic
unrealistic
zealous
swivel-eyed
extreme
hypothetical
ideological
jingoist
strict
holding fixed views
dogged
mulish
pertinacious
stern
positive
racially bigoted
racially prejudiced
racially discriminatory
twisted
warped
blinkered
uncharitable
narrow
sexist
heterosexist
jaundiced
anti-gay
slanted
distorted
unfair
parti pris
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Boldly self-assured
dominant
assertive
commanding
confident
domineering
assured
bold
bullish
strong
demanding
determined
feisty
firm
authoritative
forceful
imposing
pushy
controlling
decisive
forward
insistent
bossy
imperious
positive
ambitious
audacious
driven
fearless
fierce
collected
committed
composed
daring
emphatic
intrepid
poised
powerful
resolute
resolved
spirited
staunch
steadfast
steely
tenacious
tough
zealous
self-assertive
self-assured
self-confident
self-reliant
strong-minded
can-do
cool-headed
decided
self-possessed
strong-willed
aggressive
in-your-face
dogmatic
militant
high-pressure
enterprising
go-getting
self-asserting
assaultive
pushful
carnivorous
believing in oneself
sure
absolute
certain
self-respecting
not backward in coming forward
courageous
brave
plucky
valiant
gritty
heroic
unflinching
gutsy
valorous
mettlesome
spunky
dauntless
stalwart
lionhearted
ballsy
gallant
stout
doughty
stout-hearted
game
hardy
stouthearted
undaunted
unafraid
indomitable
manful
dogged
daredevil
greathearted
gutty
heroical
nervy
undauntable
unshrinking
vigorous
unyielding
dashing
venturous
competitive
lion-hearted
as game as Ned Kelly
adventurous
dynamic
keen
venturesome
unfaltering
have-a-go
vehement
uncompromising
energetic
robust
brassy
resilient
unabashed
indefatigable
ardent
eager
aweless
go-ahead
unflagging
stubborn
obstinate
potent
purposeful
unfearful
persistent
gung ho
two-fisted
violent
strenuous
driving
pushing
unshakeable
unbending
earnest
enthusiastic
rugged
full-blooded
hardened
adventuresome
motivated
cutthroat
hungry
thirsty
brash
unblenching
unwavering
unfearing
iron-willed
high-powered
rock-ribbed
irrepressible
active
avid
enduring
ruthless
desirous
frightless
bloodthirsty
hard-nosed
obdurate
sporting
persevering
temerarious
gladiatorial
foolhardy
chivalrous
untiring
scrappy
single-minded
defiant
cocky
icy
unalarmed
fire-eating
having killer instinct
warlike
hard-driving
manly
resounding
muscular
hardline
invincible
unconquerable
influential
compelling
convincing
swashbuckling
fiery
unconcerned
unworried
unapprehensive
persuasive
sassy
rash
free-swinging
nerved
emboldened
reckless
high-spirited
unsurpassable
invulnerable
impervious
undisturbed
carefree
effective
lively
brisk
intransigent
assuming
bantam
gingery
peppery
unswerving
death-or-glory
mettled
frisky
sprightly
perseverant
hard-hitting
fit
hard
willful
undefeatable
combative
brazen
superhuman
chin-up
imprudent
fortitudinous
herolike
red-blooded
as tough as old boots
tough as old boots
hard as nails
cynical
emulous
contentious
undismayed
hard-bitten
Herculean
noble
devil-may-care
vying
classic
exaggerated
grand
epic
extravagant
fanatical
competing
elevated
high-flown
inflated
grandiose
inured
passionate
bigger than life
warring
spoiling for a fight
on the warpath
opposing
mythological
impavid
champion
antagonistic
stand tall
ready for action
oppositional
capable
headstrong
toughened
dedicated
resistant
sturdy
intense
quick to recover
difficult to keep down
sound
quick to bounce back
rolling with punches
loyal
sagacious
firm in spirit
independent
perceptive
tough-minded
faithful
ironclad
keen as mustard
animated
resourceful
unhesitating
take charge
mean
diligent
assiduous
aspiring
unremitting
relentless
tireless
intent
sedulous
rigid
undeviating
steady
sustained
rigorous
ferocious
pertinacious
inspired
unrelenting
unabated
progressive
industrious
pioneering
stringent
eager beaver
power-loving
self-driven
hang-tough
self-willed
bound and determined
get up and go
high-reaching
intensely competitive
stop at nothing
power-hungry
brutal
go for broke
cut-throat
self-seeking
self-starting
goal-oriented
dog-eat-dog
bullheaded
fiercely competitive
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong
overwhelming
intense
irresistible
overpowering
compelling
extreme
forceful
potent
powerful
strong
unbearable
uncontrollable
besetting
consuming
crushing
devastating
irrepressible
profound
shattering
compulsive
driving
intolerable
marked
oppressive
overriding
pervasive
stifling
unutterable
dominating
irrefutable
obsessive
overmastering
suffocating
telling
weighty
very strong
unendurable
burdensome
persuasive
mind-blowing
dynamic
intimidating
urgent
gripping
engrossing
enthralling
preoccupying
fascinating
intriguing
riveting
interesting
absorbing
arresting
engaging
immersing
involving
inescapable
unavoidable
inexorable
inevitable
sure
unpreventable
ungovernable
imperative
certain
captivating
heavy
towering
uncomfortable
grinding
spellbinding
impulsive
driven
obsessional
neurotic
fated
destined
ineluctable
enticing
enchanting
bewitching
alluring
seductive
hard to bear
entrancing
exciting
enthusiastic
irrational
passionate
unputdownable
monopolizing
US
thrilling
monopolising
UK
penetrating
nauseating
acrid
pungent
offensive
sickening
sharp
astringent
sickly
distinct
bitter
nauseous
all-consuming
devouring
invincible
breathtaking
cloying
heady
mephitic
aromatic
fetid
US
unmistakable
ardent
immoderate
foetid
UK
overshadowing
deep-seated
fervid
exhausting
raging
burning
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not easy to please or satisfy
difficult
demanding
stubborn
uncompromising
fussy
grim
hard to please
intractable
obstinate
recalcitrant
tough
unaccommodating
unamenable
unreasonable
unrelenting
argumentative
boorish
fastidious
finicky
hardheaded
hard-nosed
inflexible
obdurate
picky
pigheaded
rigid
tyrannical
bearish
discontented
dissatisfied
fractious
hard-line
immovable
inexorable
irascible
oafish
obstreperous
opinionated
perverse
pitiless
resolute
stiff
strict
troublesome
trying
unbending
unmanageable
cantankerous
choosy
critical
grumbly
impolite
irritable
irritating
negative
quarrelsome
querulous
refractory
set in one's ways
snappy
temperamental
testy
tiresome
unflinching
unyielding
uptight
bloody-minded
dogmatic
headstrong
indomitable
intransigent
opinionative
pertinacious
rude
single-minded
sour
steadfast
stiff-necked
strong-minded
wrong-headed
dictatorial
oppressive
overcritical
delicate
ill-natured
importunate
prickly
sensitive
touchy
balky
bolshie
bull-headed
contrarious
contrary
cussed
disobliging
finical
froward
hard to satisfy
hypercritical
over-particular
particular
perfectionist
stroppy
thrawn
captious
chippy
crabby
crotchety
disputatious
disputative
feisty
fiendish
hard to handle
huffy
invidious
obstructive
ornery
ungracious
unpredictable
uppity
vexed
judgmental
rigorous
disapproving
clamorous
overexacting
stringent
exigent
imperious
cavilling
UK
harsh
hard
nagging
insistent
unsparing
disparaging
firm
needy
caviling
US
sticklerish
faultfinding
overscrupulous
censuring
hairsplitting
possessive
quibbling
cavillous
serious
demeaning
cynical
carping
censorious
high-maintenance
fault-finding
over-rigorous
over-exacting
over-censorious
over-strict
uncooperative
wilful
wayward
contumacious
awkward
unruly
uncontrollable
disobedient
ungovernable
willful
unhelpful
insubordinate
defiant
rebellious
undisciplined
incompliant
self-willed
wild
mulish
disorderly
rebel
untoward
disruptive
restive
recusant
rowdy
truculent
mutinous
annoying
incorrigible
vexatious
incontrollable
boisterous
pervicacious
out of hand
out of control
renitent
turbulent
inimical
pat
cross-grained
impossible
unwilling
bullheaded
resistant
belligerent
dogged
adamant
implacable
hostile
tenacious
antagonistic
determined
troublemaking
adamantine
inconvincible
hardened
ossified
problematic
stubborn as a mule
noncompliant
unmalleable
pig-headed
self-opinionated
lawless
irrepressible
adverse
violent
riotous
uncontrolled
unrestrained
dissident
unpersuadable
capricious
ill-disciplined
unadaptable
delinquent
rock-ribbed
exasperating
anarchic
deaf to reason
unresponsive
undisciplinable
confrontational
obstinately disobedient
disagreeable
attention-seeking
complex
insoluble
dissentient
unfriendly
loud
unsympathetic
noisy
contentious
chaotic
nonconformist
unbridled
opposing
unpliable
indocile
rumbustious
militant
bellicose
unpleasant
antipathetic
persistent
uncongenial
locked in
relentless
pugnacious
strong-willed
dead set on
tetchy
grouchy
contradictory
inimitable
morose
peevish
irrational
shrewish
biased
illogical
inconsiderate
unsupportive
blinkered
arbitrary
grumpy
ill-tempered
sullen
sulky
naughty
flyaway
sticky
prejudiced
intolerant
burdensome
impudent
insolent
limit
vexing
pesky
blocking
stalling
restrictive
inhibiting
delaying
badly-behaved
incurable
disaffected
narky
bad-tempered
ratty
shirty
choleric
not cooperative
disturbed
maladjusted
bulky
discommodious
incommodious
cramped
unconstructive
hindering
badly behaved
tricky
resisting
insubmissive
radical
withstanding
unobliging
impossible to cope with
frustrating
making difficulties
not giving an inch
scrappy
non-compliant
uncivil
discourteous
thorny
locked
knotty
paradoxical
contrariant
nonconforming
discordant
arsey
disagreeing
difficult to handle
insurgent
insurrectionary
wrongheaded
converse
problem
challenging
unamiable
tough nut
hang tough
vociferous
rough
tempestuous
uproarious
raucous
lively
rollicking
romping
anarchical
heedless
reckless
lawbreaking
seditious
rampaging
rambunctious
threatening
impulsive
impetuous
impervious
rash
intemperate
imprudent
forward
assertive
drunken
bawdy
mean
roisterous
rackety
tumultuous
resolved
unbendable
unshakable
steely
rip-roaring
untimely
unfortunate
persevering
unshakeable
rampageous
roistering
uncompliant
unalterable
piercing
screaming
booming
strepitous
blusterous
inconvenient
inopportune
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
out of line
unmoved
indurate
unbreakable
fixed
heady
convinced
remorseless
raising Cain
unanticipated
ill-timed
unexpected
raising the roof
with one's feet dug in
iron-willed
with one's toes dug in
unforeseen
disastrous
unusual
surprising
unpredicted
mistimed
adversarial
dissenting
aggressive
crazy
hysterical
nuts
outrageous
madcap
insurmountable
berserk
unlucky
unwelcome
infelicitous
inauspicious
inapt
unsuitable
inappropriate
angry
opposed
combative
oppositional
malapropos
badly timed
unseasonable
spiteful
inhospitable
wrathful
conflicting
vitriolic
jaundiced
virulent
unpropitious
misfortunate
disturbing
hapless
ill-starred
star-crossed
luckless
adversative
accusatorial
allergic
oppugnant
opposite
unsociable
reluctant
unreceptive
ill-disposed
at odds
oppugning
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Feeling or expressing contempt or derision
scornful
contemptuous
disdainful
slighting
mocking
withering
derisory
disparaging
jeering
scoffing
sneering
derisive
scathing
supercilious
contumelious
defiant
insulting
abhorrent
belittling
decrying
degrading
demeaning
denigrative
denigratory
deprecatory
depreciative
depreciatory
derogative
derogatory
detractive
dismissive
haughty
pejorative
sarcastic
sardonic
snide
superior
uncomplimentary
cynical
egotistic
hypercritical
insolent
sniffy
snooty
snotty
abusive
arrogant
despicable
full of contempt
malicious
opprobrious
proud
lordly
aloof
condescending
hoity-toity
disrespectful
patronizing
US
indifferent
snobbish
lofty
highfalutin
hifalutin
prideful
uppish
despising
antipathetic
repudiating
contemning
averse
rejecting
cavalier
high-and-mighty
unsympathetic
patronising
UK
uppity
scouting
cool
toplofty
high and mighty
on your high horse
looking down your nose at
turning up your nose at
offensive
negative
critical
defamatory
libelous
US
libellous
UK
slanderous
unflattering
contemptible
scurrilous
ironical
deprecating
disapproving
discrediting
maligning
rude
diminishing
deflating
detracting
perfunctory
jibing
unenthusiastic
dimissory
denigrating
deprecative
uncharitable
humiliating
fault-finding
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
undignified
epithetical
censorious
detractory
shameful
minimizing
US
catty
judgmental
damaging
minimising
UK
disgraceful
mortifying
shaming
ignominious
abject
debasing
unworthy
lowering
cheapening
infra dig
dishonourable
UK
menial
depreciating
inglorious
taunting
vain
imperious
dishonorable
US
bringing shame
cheeky
temperamental
snippy
hard-nosed
upstage
bold
cold-shoulder
hard
audacious
high hat
dog it
on high horse
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not asked for, especially of something undesired or not appreciated
unasked
unsolicited
unsought
unwelcome
unwanted
unbid
undesired
not asked
presumptuous
unbidden
uncanvassed
unexpected
uninvited
unrequested
unsummoned
uncalled-for
undesirable
unappreciated
gatecrashing
intruding
unlooked-for
offered
uncalled for
unasked for
not required
unaccepted
unembraced
unwelcomed
ungreeted
de trop
Adjective
▲
Having a harsh or menacing demeanor or nature
severe
dour
grim
stern
forbidding
grave
disapproving
flinty
serious
sober
austere
cold
steely
unsmiling
gruff
intimidating
somber
US
sombre
UK
unfriendly
aloof
earnest
fierce
frowning
glowering
menacing
stiff
stony
louring
lowering
rough
rugged
stark
ungentle
frigid
frosty
icy
unfeeling
unpleasant
wicked
strait-laced
grim-faced
tight-lipped
harsh
hard
ferocious
threatening
strict
sullen
solemn
morose
vicious
sour
surly
glum
mean-looking
sulky
fiery
frightening
rigorous
authoritarian
tough
rigid
unsympathetic
distant
stringent
ramrod
gloomy
heavy-handed
crabbed
savage
fearsome
unrestrained
pitiless
callous
fiendish
frightful
bleak
cutthroat
beastly
fell
scowling
horrible
hellish
bestial
venomous
grumpy
truculent
angry
aggressive
cantankerous
enraged
dismal
dreary
uncommunicative
poker-faced
melancholic
hard-faced
dejected
ugly
saturnine
moody
brooding
formal
bitter
reserved
uninviting
unrelenting
unemotional
chilly
stuffy
unapproachable
formidable
exacting
inflexible
churlish
uncharitable
unforgiving
unyielding
unbending
illiberal
sinister
cross
aggrieved
indignant
inhospitable
foreboding
ominous
temperamental
aggravated
cheerless
remote
solid
resolute
crabby
dark
hostile
obdurate
astringent
inexorable
gray
US
splenetic
grouchy
grey
UK
crusty
hard-nosed
hard-boiled
no-nonsense
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
wild
violent
boot-faced
barbaric
cruel
dangerous
murderous
brutal
furious
untamed
feral
unruly
rabid
brute
bloodthirsty
merciless
malevolent
ruthless
unmerciful
malignant
terrible
barbarous
convulsive
impetuous
brutish
raging
heartless
baleful
delirious
monstrous
incessive
remorseless
raving
inhumane
sadistic
uncontrollable
inhuman
undomesticated
fearful
frantic
rapacious
infuriated
crazed
mad
butcherly
animalistic
primitive
tigerish
biffo
aggers
humourless
UK
humorless
US
implacable
joyless
cast-iron
unappeasable
mortified
critical
mean
more ❯
Verb
▲
Being victorious, typically as revenge for a previous defeat
getting
beating
defeating
besting
winning against
prevailing over
surmounting
triumphing over
dispatching
licking
taking
conquering
getting around
mastering
overcoming
overmatching
skunking
stopping
subduing
trimming
upending
worsting
doing down
vanquishing
getting the better of
overpowering
trouncing
routing
crushing
overwhelming
clobbering
thrashing
subjugating
wiping the floor with
whipping
overthrowing
quashing
drubbing
demolishing
slaughtering
creaming
quelling
running rings around
making mincemeat of
stuffing
hammering
undoing
shellacking
owning
blowing out of the water
walking all over
pasting
surpassing
tanking
outdoing
taking to the cleaners
destroying
outstripping
murdering
annihilating
crucifying
flattening
smashing
bringing someone to their knees
blowing out
outclassing
wallopping
walloping
excelling
outplaying
totalling
trashing
totaling
whomping
flooring
slamming
throwing
pipping at the post
knocking out
knocking for a loop
wiping out
lambasting
suppressing
topping
exceeding
transcending
pulverizing
US
bettering
pounding
massacring
marmalizing
caning
humbling
overrunning
zapping
decking
upsetting
reducing
trampling
triumphing
outrunning
dropping
downing
tanning
hurdling
giving someone a hiding
edging out
skinning
shutting down
giving someone a drubbing
pulverising
UK
bearing down
KO'ing
taming
curbing
busting
outperforming
dominating
breaking
repressing
knocking off
whacking
steamrolling
outwitting
outshining
killing
smothering
ruining
whitewashing
overturning
pommelling
sinking
pommeling
flogging
getting over
slaying
edging
torpedoing
subverting
checkmating
waxing
prevailing
doing better than
decimating
winning over
blowing away
obliterating
ambushing
running roughshod over
unseating
knocking over
putting an end to
working over
running rings round
outflanking
butchering
winning a victory over
routeing
finishing off
walking over
putting paid to
putting down
putting in their place
pwning
bringing to their knees
plowing under
picking apart
outmanoeuvring
UK
outmaneuvering
US
bringing to ruin
entrapping
taking to cleaners
mowing down
rising above
gaining a victory over
putting in the shade
taking it all
outhitting
outjumping
nosing out
swamping
going one better than
shipwrecking
rolling back
outsmarting
humiliating
putting away
taking down
giving a hiding
gaining the advantage over
beating hollow
doing in
making a fool of
getting one up on
shooting down
wasting
outfighting
bulldozing
blasting
taking care of
beating up
burying
controlling
smoking
checking
tromping
whupping
weathering
surviving
devastating
eclipsing
whopping
whapping
bombing
dusting
stunning
oppressing
coming out on top
rendering incapable
shocking
grinding down
rendering powerless
winning
rendering helpless
rendering
outliving
coming out on top of
knocking socks off
snowing under
bridling
restraining
capping
trumping
overtopping
passing
outmatching
overshadowing
outgunning
hegemonizing
managing
regulating
governing
outrivaling
overtaking
shooting ahead of
outdistancing
knocking spots off
towering over
outrivalling
improving on
hosing
enduring
resisting
commanding
gaining control of
ruling
getting a grip on
gaining mastery over
directing
leaping
vaulting
cresting
dealing with
getting through
coping with
climbing
negotiating
thwarting
foiling
frustrating
circumventing
wiping off map
trampling underfoot
succeeding over
bringing to knees
discomfiting
confounding
overriding
overmastering
striking
spanking
subjecting
pacifying
subordinating
extinguishing
chastening
gaining the upper hand over
beating down
getting the upper hand over
gaining ascendancy over
getting the upper hand
defeating utterly
winning a resounding victory over
solving
belting
bludgeoning
thumping
mauling
slogging
doing
resolving
cracking
sorting out
finishing
bashing
finding a solution to
finding the solution to
giving someone a pasting
giving a drubbing to
finding the answer to
finding an answer to
upstaging
hiding
levelling
UK
leveling
US
threshing
battering
outpacing
razing
leathering
buffeting
buffetting
getting round
staggering
rolling
pummelling
UK
basting
whaling
pummeling
defeating heavily
eradicating
enthralling
improving upon
putting to shame
currying
immobilizing
US
cutting to pieces
knocking down
roughing up
blowing out of water
punishing
messing up
shutting out
shooting ahead
immobilising
UK
getting control of
shaking off
chastising
bunging up
taking a stick to
outranking
unbuilding
mullering
defeating easily
razing to the ground
turning something inside out
shaming
overpassing
pulling down
tearing down
bringing under control
getting under control
astonishing
rendering speechless
demoralizing
US
knocking for six
demoralising
UK
enslaving
larruping
larrupping
putting to flight
throwing back in confusion
driving off
beating back
putting to rout
cleaning up on
dwarfing
smashing down
breaking down
wearing down
tyrannizing
US
colonizing
US
leading
outfoxing
outjockeying
coercing
compelling
underyoking
bringing to heel
forcing
towering above
snowing
outvying
cooking
colonising
UK
bringing under the yoke
holding sway
kicking around
holding sway over
tyrannising
UK
keeping under thumb
reeling back in
ruling over
gaining on
leaving standing
scoring points off
getting ahead of
pulling a fast one
walking away from
getting further ahead of
drawing away from
running circles around
going one better
leaving behind
faking out
ousting
toppling
sweeping
gaining a victory
taking the crown
gaining mastery of
coming first
taking the honours
taking the prize
winning out
winning through
getting last laugh
winning hands down
prevailing against
taking the cake
carrying the day
being successful
deposing
removing
dethroning
supplanting
bringing down
displacing
lathering
defeating someone heavily
wiping off the mat
cooking one's goose
fixing one's wagon
dissolving
defenestrating
disestablishing
purging
tipping
removing from power
tumbling
doing away with
liquidating
removing from office
bringing low
abolishing
exterminating
terminating
bringing about the downfall of
dumbfounding
overawing
stretching
blanking
bowling over
gaining control over
shutting off
rolling over
laying one out
taking out
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“Whatever the reasons for having deserted him he was determined to
overbear
.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly
domineering
dominating
tyrannising
UK
tyrannizing
US
bullying
browbeating
intimidating
oppressing
hectoring
pressurising
UK
pressurizing
US
bulldozing
ruling
subjugating
persecuting
terrorising
UK
terrorizing
US
threatening
menacing
bossing
railroading
prevailing
predominating
preponderating
reigning
blustering
squeezing
swaggering
bending
henpecking
bossing around
bossing about
strong-arming
riding roughshod over
pushing around
ordering about
ordering around
leaning on
pushing about
dictating to
giving orders to
lording it over
trampling on
walking all over
ruling the roost
calling the shots
kicking around
running the show
using strong-arm tactics on
keeping under thumb
running things
putting the screws on
being in the saddle
ruling with an iron hand
leading by the nose
pushing the buttons
throwing weight around
ruling with a rod of iron
bending to one's will
cowing
hounding
harassing
harrying
frightening
coercing
dragooning
badgering
pressuring
forcing
compelling
bludgeoning
nagging
blackjacking
bullyragging
goading
bogarting
pushing
pestering
despotizing
mau-mauing
picking on
constraining
pressing
obliging
hustling
brainwashing
prodding
persuading
influencing
buffaloing
enforcing
bringing pressure to bear on
tormenting
mistreating
scaring
maltreating
distressing
aggrieving
overawing
abusing
manhandling
victimizing
US
press-ganging
prevailing on
using pressure on
walking heavy
fast-talking
acting on
putting pressure on
turning on the heat
working on
riding roughshod
putting the squeeze on
putting under an obligation
castigating
overpowering
misusing
overwhelming
brutalising
UK
mishandling
victimising
UK
torturing
brutalizing
US
treating harshly
playing the heavy with
ill-using
messing over
putting down
ill-treating
putting heat on
twisting somebody's arm
putting through the wringer
putting the chill on
driving
impelling
steamrollering
making
appalling
obligating
muscling
sandbagging
terrifying
impressing
awing
aweing
urging
subduing
daunting
twisting someone's arm
alarming
unnerving
plaguing
hassling
dismaying
commanding
bothering
bouncing
spooking
abashing
disconcerting
ruffling
putting the heat on
repressing
dictating
ordering
requiring
insisting
blackmailing
putting up to
tightening the screws on
having someone do something
unsettling
agitating
shaking
deterring
teasing
baiting
heckling
upsetting
petrifying
putting off
discomfiting
admonishing
discouraging
controlling
riding
spurring
fazing
suppressing
rattling
inducing
affrighting
necessitating
psyching out
cajoling
swaying
besetting
giving orders
troubling
telling what to do
concussing
binding
causing
ramrodding
issuing threats to
demanding
charging
insisting on
imposing
breathing down someone's neck
coming at
putting the frighteners on
scaring the bejesus out of
turning the screws on
laying down the law
inhibiting
treading on
hogging
barbarizing
vandalizing
US
kicking about
chivvying
disturbing
making nervous
worrying
disheartening
smothering
staring down
putting off balance
outstaring
outfacing
irritating
pushing someone around
leaning
compressing
vandalising
UK
wheedling
assailing
importuning
squashing
condensing
constricting
showboating
embarrassing
standing up to
suffocating
arguing
politicking
selling
restricting
hindering
shotgunning
talking
besieging
vexing
frightening off
working over
acting the tin god
annoying
antagonizing
US
taunting
chivying
high pressuring
twisting one's arm
pulling rank on
antagonising
UK
twisting arm
putting the wind up
scaring off
forcing somebody's hand
prevailing upon
effecting
tightening the screw on
having
turning the screw on
imposing on
putting someone off their stroke
putting the arm on
making an offer they can't refuse
crowding
panicking
shocking
scarifying
startling
horrifying
frighting
alaruming
droving
striking terror into
striking terror in
warning
crushing
overcoming
enslaving
filling with terror
inspiring panic in
trampling
foisting
occasioning
encouraging
bewildering
confusing
fulminating
growling
snarling
cautioning
forewarning
scowling
comminating
advising
imploring
moving
using force on
conscripting
urging by force
burdening
contracting
obtruding
enjoining
choking
using duress on
applying
making it hot for someone
putting the fear of God into
scaring to death
frightening out of your wits
making things hot for someone
directing
promoting
nonplussing
perplexing
keeping down
exerting force on
inciting
begging
training
disquieting
perturbing
confounding
advocating
expediting
holding down
running
superintending
overseeing
pinning down
bearing down
putting the bite on
jeoparding
imperilling
UK
endangering
periling
adventuring
jeopardizing
US
venturing
risking
compromising
imperiling
US
hazarding
putting screws to
putting squeeze on
bearing hard on
bringing pressure to bear upon
discomposing
domineering over
beseeching
inspanning
soliciting
leading
supervising
captaining
quarterbacking
governing
bringing force to bear on
recommending
motivating
flustering
making uneasy
making anxious
grinding down
inspiring
prompting
flexing muscles
making threats to
threatening to harm
making threats against
threatening to kill
looking daggers
making threat
trampling underfoot
heading
spearheading
administrating
managing
putting to work
working
pounding
adjuring
propelling
nudging
destabilizing
US
unbalancing
jolting
baffling
throwing
gambling with
chillin
looming
impending
portending
chilling
lowering
jeopardising
UK
exhorting
entreating
steamrolling
ruling despotically
having someone under your thumb
treating brutally
bringing someone to their knees
keying up
trying to persuade
speeding up
mystifying
flummoxing
shaking fist at
putting the screws to
taking aback
destabilising
UK
blinding
shaking up
railroading into
holding a gun to one's head
pouring it on
dragooning into
throwing off balance
pushing for
steamrollering into
calling the tune
taking charge
trying to control
uttering threats to
whipping around
turning on
bulldozing into
presiding over
being in charge
scaring hell out of
selling on
appealing to
firing up
pulling the rug from under
pulling the rug out from under
exerting influence on
egging on
going to town on
browbeating into
bearing down on
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for to overpower by weight
preponderating
predominating
ruling
dominating
prevailing
bossing
commanding
controlling
dictating
directing
domineering
eclipsing
handling
heading
influencing
leading
managing
monopolising
UK
monopolizing
US
outnumbering
outshining
overruling
overshadowing
reigning
running
subjecting
subjugating
superabounding
swaying
tyrannising
UK
tyrannizing
US
reigning supreme
detracting from
holding sway
prevailing over
calling the shots
having one's way
having upper hand
holding sway over
keeping under thumb
playing first fiddle
ruling the roost
running the show
laying down the law
leading by the nose
sitting on top of
governing
mastering
overpowering
hegemonizing
oppressing
intimidating
bullying
subordinating
vanquishing
subduing
conquering
pacifying
having mastery over
presiding over
walking all over
keeping under your thumb
calling the tune
having the upper hand over
riding roughshod over
having ascendancy over
bossing around
being in the saddle
exercising control over
having the whip hand over
pushing about
trampling on
taking over
ruling the roost in
wearing the trousers
pushing around
heading up
bossing about
having the upper hand in
pulling rank
exercising authority
determining
regulating
steering
having power over
outweighing
having control of
overriding
having command over
telling
carrying most weight
having the upper hand
getting the upper hand
carrying weight
more ❯
Verb
▲
Present participle for pride
pluming
boasting
bragging
congratulating
crowing
exulting
felicitating
gasconading
prancing
preening
presuming
strutting
swaggering
swelling
vaunting
flattering oneself
glorying in
puffing up
reveling in
holding head high
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