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Adjective
▲
Insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way
imperious
dictatorial
authoritative
autocratic
bossy
arbitrary
high-handed
overbearing
dogmatic
domineering
tyrannical
authoritarian
brusque
commanding
despotic
abrupt
brisk
imperial
magisterial
summary
arrogant
assertive
autocratical
firm
imperative
lordly
masterful
overweening
positive
tyrannic
tyrannous
wilful
willful
emphatic
insistent
intolerant
certain
compelling
decided
definite
finished
fixed
obstinate
rigorous
severe
stringent
uncompromising
undeniable
more ❯
“He treated his colleagues in a peremptory manner.”
Adjective
▲
Expecting immediate obedience without any discussion
final
incontrovertible
absolute
binding
decisive
categorical
commanding
compelling
conclusive
definitive
imperative
irrefutable
irreversible
obligatory
unappealable
unchallengeable
unconditional
undeniable
crucial
significant
critical
influential
momentous
important
deciding
major
key
pivotal
forceful
definite
more ❯
“Disobedience to a peremptory order of the court would be sufficient to satisfy the first condition.”
Adjective
▲
Having an arrogant, self-important or pompous manner
arrogant
haughty
imperious
pompous
supercilious
lordly
lofty
presumptuous
pretentious
overweening
superior
cavalier
uppity
hifalutin
highfalutin
uppish
huffy
important
bumptious
sniffy
huffish
chesty
toplofty
presuming
toploftical
assumptive
masterful
high-handed
high-and-mighty
self-assertive
stiff-necked
self-asserting
high-hat
self-righteous
self-serving
arrant
assertive
orgulous
blatant
aggressive
flippant
forceful
puffed-up
consequential
sure
crowing
thrusting
pushing
hotheaded
impulsive
impolitic
heedless
snippety
full of hot air
too big for your breeches
too big for one's boots
too big for one's breeches
puffed
cute
smart-aleck
smarty-pants
facetious
perky
self-opinioned
irreverent
temerarious
madcap
daredevil
reckless
blowhard
commanding
airy
wiseguy
aristocratic
standoffish
riding for a fall
overoptimistic
effervescent
brazenfaced
trashy
incautious
bright
vivacious
headlong
untactful
maladroit
big-mouthed
swanking
hotdogger
smart aleck
hotshot
positive
certain
smart guy
smarty pants
big
loudmouth
windbag
exultant
as bold as brass
sure of yourself
obtrusive
driven
brass-necked
heading for a fall
hot stuff
bold as brass
go-getting
high-pressure
enterprising
fierce
militant
in-your-face
on ego trip
too big for one's britches
insistent
strident
sharp-elbowed
loudmouthed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Firmly determined, resolute
determined
direct
hasty
no-nonsense
quick
resolute
snap
unthinking
Adjective
▲
Required or commanded by authority
compulsory
obligatory
mandatory
required
necessary
imperative
incumbent
forced
nonelective
involuntary
requisite
demanded
binding
essential
unavoidable
de rigueur
prescribed
inescapable
compulsatory
enforced
needed
statutory
indispensable
stipulated
needful
prerequisite
integral
necessitous
compelling
called for
acute
serious
weighty
major
far-reaching
grave
considerable
burning
substantial
profound
portentous
of consequence
earnest
severe
heavyweight
solemn
meaningful
of moment
somberUS
sombreUK
sober
of great import
no joke
of great importance
life and death
no laughing matter
of significance
big
heavy
sedate
staid
earth-shattering
humourlessUK
humorlessUS
no-nonsense
big deal
material
underlined
monumental
historic
heavy-duty
eventful
primary
main
capital
determining
appreciable
determinative
fateful
constitutive
uncomic
focal
leading
deciding
sizable
world-shaking
life-or-death
very important
influential
noteworthy
great
large-scale
exceptional
intense
hefty
impactful
big league
radical
foremost
mission-critical
business-critical
notable
much needed
meat-and-potatoes
salient
apocalyptic
climacteric
large
instrumental
strategic
overriding
landmark
ponderous
valuable
epoch-making
prominent
pronounced
tough
powerful
difficult
imposing
of vital importance
grand
earth-shaking
world-shattering
outstanding
telling
especial
striking
mighty
almighty
rare
major league
conclusive
high-level
big-time
life-changing
deep
hard
major-league
earthshaking
lacking
lacked
basal
right-hand
dominant
nitty-gritty
name-of-the-game
fatal
overruling
preeminent
primal
premier
predominant
overwhelming
coal-and-ice
climactic
supreme
top
ruling
master
glum
stern
a matter of life and death
massive
gloomy
dour
grim
characteristic
structural
austere
now or never
extremely important
life-saving
life or death
of great moment
rudimental
staple
natural
underlying
downbeat
cold sober
quiet
matter of life and death
sad
foundational
constitutional
elemental
constituent
connected
component
pertinent
at the heart of
sweeping
priceless
dire
precious
pointed
immediate
top-priority
worthwhile
inestimable
irreplaceable
top-level
overshadowing
of concern
high-profile
of note
dangerous
grievous
big-league
extraordinary
helpful
choice
serviceable
extremely helpful
invaluable
beyond price
extremely useful
worth its weight in gold
treasured
sensational
glaring
much
strong
distinctive
headline
front-page
noticeable
preponderant
extensive
obvious
signal
unusual
extreme
resonant
remarkable
unordinary
special
ponderable
forceful
potent
memorable
newsworthy
unforgettable
glorious
conspicuous
marked
keynote
particular
worthy of attention
carrying a lot of weight
emphatic
quantum
uncommon
generous
impressive
milestone
super
ill-fated
direful
doomful
tectonic
super colossal
unlucky
inauspicious
ominous
eminent
mammoth
resultful
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Rudely abrupt, unfriendly
brusque
abrupt
blunt
curt
short
monosyllabic
bluff
discourteous
gruff
impolite
sharp
tart
terse
abrasive
caustic
clipped
crisp
outspoken
brisk
crusty
downright
hasty
indelicate
offhand
plain-spoken
rude
short-spoken
snappy
snippy
surly
tactless
unceremonious
uncivil
undiplomatic
unmannerly
brief
churlish
harsh
rough
snappish
not afraid to call a spade a spade
straightforward
direct
no-nonsense
frank
hearty
forthright
candid
open
unequivocal
genial
good-natured
approachable
upfront
friendly
blustering
bearish
cheery
honest
barefaced
loud
sincere
speaking as one finds
straight from the shoulder
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled
irreversible
irreparable
irrevocable
final
irremediable
unalterable
unrectifiable
unrepairable
abiding
absolute
binding
enduring
immutable
invariable
irrecoverable
irredeemable
irretrievable
lasting
permanent
unchangeable
unrecoverable
unredeemable
beyond repair
categorical
certain
changeless
constant
doomed
established
fated
incurable
indelible
inevitable
lost
predestined
predetermined
settled
unappealable
unrepealable
unreversible
beyond recall
hopeless
incorrigible
severe
unrestorable
past hope
beyond hope
irreformable
irreclaimable
gone forever
uncorrectable
cureless
irreplaceable
impossible
irremedial
broken
unsalvageable
ruined
destroyed
lost and gone
past mending
written off
unfixable
unmendable
unrightable
unserviceable
unremediable
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not reasoned
unreasoned
absonant
arbitrary
costing an arm and a leg
dear
excessive
exorbitant
extortionate
extreme
far-out
illegitimate
illogical
immoderate
improper
inordinate
intemperate
irrational
out of bounds
overkill
overmuch
posh
pricey
senseless
steep
stiff
too great
too much
too-too
uncalled-for
unconscionable
undue
unfair
unjust
unjustifiable
unlawful
unrightful
unwarrantable
unwarranted
up to here
way out
wrongful
radical
drastic
dire
uncompromising
desperate
unbending
strict
harsh
stern
severe
forceful
serious
momentous
tough
far-reaching
unyielding
unusual
exceptional
substantial
heavy
consequential
exaggerated
remorseless
unrelenting
rigid
unmitigated
zealous
sharp
punitive
punishing
draconian
egregious
rigorous
austere
fanatical
unmerciful
flagrant
oppressive
gross
baroque
devilish
unconventional
downright
remarkable
unseemly
ferocious
uncommon
thorough
absolute
fancy
utter
towering
swingeing
overextravagant
imprudent
overdue
sheer
insane
overweening
lavish
fabulous
plethoric
out-and-out
O.T.T.
out of proportion
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Based on absolute truth
dogmatic
authoritative
doctrinal
canonical
categorical
oracular
assertive
authoritarian
axiomatic
deducible
deductive
derivable
doctrinaire
eternal
excathedra
formal
imperative
inevitable
orthodox
positive
pragmatic
prophetic
reasoned
systematic
theoretical
unchangeable
unerring
unqualified
a priori
by fiat
by nature
ex cathedra
on faith
by natural law
as a matter of course
Adjective
▲
Not subject to any limitation, particularly in relation to power or authority
absolute
unlimited
supreme
sovereign
ultimate
complete
full
unconditional
unrestrained
unrestricted
categoric
categorical
outright
predominant
superlative
unbounded
unqualified
utmost
all-powerful
boundless
downright
infinite
peerless
pre-eminent
total
tyrannical
unbound
unequivocal
unmitigated
unreserved
unsurpassed
wholesale
matchless
omnipotent
unconstrained
unquestionable
utter
preeminent
out-and-out
all out
flat out
straight out
without limit
no holds barred
real
entire
veritable
deep-dyed
right
proper
undiluted
extreme
whole
wholehearted
undivided
dyed-in-the-wool
infernal
gross
unmixed
through and through
blasted
blessed
confounded
true
solid
right-down
in every respect
comprehensive
blatant
concentrated
unstinting
surpassing
express
unquestioning
plenary
clear-cut
full-bore
without reservations
no catch
exhaustive
maximum
patent
constant
naked
unvarnished
steadfast
full-scale
authentic
unremitting
undisguised
glaring
flagrant
severe
all-fired
unrelieved
unbroken
open
intense
full-on
steady
honest
sincere
mere
determined
committed
prize
undiminished
unwavering
unfaltering
decided
earnest
strong
resounding
limitless
palpable
overt
ardent
full-blown
inveterate
dedicated
unabridged
determinate
wide
unblended
no kicker
no strings
no fine print
bona fide
frank
candid
neat
blunt
full-strength
bald
royal
confident
forceful
devoted
staunch
unhesitating
chronic
unadorned
enthusiastic
unshakeable
unembellished
forthright
uttermost
zealous
egregious
accurate
apodictic
faithful
max
forcible
fervent
stalwart
serious
loyal
overwhelming
implicit
true blue
paramount
barefaced
brazen
specific
indisputable
incontrovertible
transparent
unblemished
unswerving
top
nth
everlasting
double-dyed
unmistaken
rigid
enduring
unfeigned
abiding
passionate
obvious
all
strict
good
unalleviated
never-failing
diligent
sweeping
sound
harsh
fast
endless
abundant
uncontrolled
terminal
perpetual
true-blue
extraordinary
one hundred per cent
brutal
without reservation
eternal
solemn
incessant
pronounced
stupid
continuous
unrelenting
optimum
grand
most
uncorrupted
wholesome
bloody
staring
brute
capital
unstinted
faultless
overarching
undisputed
nonblended
convinced
quite
single
altogether
huge
drastic
quintessential
totalitarian
uninterrupted
inclusive
no joke
without qualification
uncompromising
relentless
austere
unregenerate
nothing other than
effusive
gushing
rightly so called
stone-cold
overall
with no strings
open-ended
unconditioned
horrible
unabated
monstrous
atrocious
infamous
notorious
vile
in-depth
untempered
unmoderated
unmollified
unbending
satisfied
doubtless
persuaded
unflinching
hearty
no strings attached
systematic
unimpaired
maximal
oppressive
legit
kosher
concrete
untarnished
untouched
unaltered
habitual
undying
crass
very great
customary
persistent
unsoftened
grim
main
only
abrupt
stiff
heartfelt
warm
purified
in every way
conspicuous
self-assured
self-conceited
self-confident
right royal
without reserve
impassioned
fullhearted
usual
refined
blithering
unsparing
excellent
unsurpassable
errant
perfected
ideal
inimitable
transcendent
flawless
impeccable
finished
affirmative
cold
free from doubt
fine
uncut
hundred percent
whole-souled
whole-hearted
straightforward
upfront
guileless
upright
outspoken
uninhibited
for real
hard
irrefutable
cocksure
incontestable
inarguable
intensive
as it comes
straight up
unconcealed
plainspoken
heartless
forthcoming
unguarded
natural
free-spoken
matter-of-fact
up-front
no-nonsense
plain-spoken
bare-faced
unshaken
hellacious
keen
eager
sworn
dutiful
driven
deep
grievous
radical
thundering
outrageous
great
tremendous
acute
almighty
uber
preposterous
assiduous
fanatical
devout
vigorous
energetic
unshakable
fervid
studious
purposeful
vehement
single-minded
pious
down-the-line
stanch
as keen as mustard
single-hearted
old faithful
given over to
mad keen
card-carrying
pledged
true to the end
hard-working
exclusive
embedded
constructive
virtual
practical
inevitable
implicative
inarticulate
intrinsic
hidden
inferential
unquestioned
unuttered
contained
focusedUS
undistracted
collective
engrossed
unshared
consistent
united
absorbed
unflagging
focussedUK
aggressive
violent
full-blooded
muscular
strenuous
dynamic
distinct
unanimous
scrupulous
attentive
continued
concerted
spot-on
deliberate
circumspect
minute
lock stock and barrel
detailed
vigilant
intent
valid
ringing
for a face
trenchant
impressive
evident
pointed
sober
significant
cogent
no mistake
accented
dogmatic
potent
stressed
important
dead-on
certified
pukka
on-target
echt
so
satisfactory
pucka
sure-enough
unerring
certifiable
admissible
right on
watertight
veridical
immaculate
rigorous
amen
inerrant
bang on
undistorted
more ❯
Adjective
▲
(law) Performed speedily and without formal ceremony
summary
direct
forthwith
hasty
immediate
instant
instantaneous
prompt
speedy
swift
abrupt
arbitrary
expeditious
on-the-spot
rapid
sudden
cursory
perfunctory
without delay
without formality
without hesitation
without notice
without discussion
without warning
quick
hurried
flying
fast
fleet
ready
whistle-stop
fast-track
meteoric
alert
efficient
active
diligent
high-speed
willing
rathe
effective
effectual
overnight
sharp
precipitous
timely
pdq
ultrasonic
lively
agile
supersonic
quick-fire
speeding
harefooted
lissome
early
accelerated
fleet of foot
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Relating to an oracle
oracular
prescient
prophetic
sibylline
mantic
vatic
ominous
augural
auspicious
divinatory
fatidic
foreboding
grave
haruspical
portentous
positive
predictive
prognostic
prophetical
pythonic
sage
significant
wise
authoritative
bodeful
dictatorial
dogmatic
fatidical
venerable
anticipating
apocalyptic
auguring
cabalistic
clairvoyant
Delphian
discovering
divining
divulging
forecasting
foretelling
imperious
interpretive
mystical
occult
portending
predicting
presaging
proclaiming
prognosticating
prophesying
secret
soothsaying
vague
more ❯
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