What is another word for domineering?
527 synonyms found
Is domineering a character trait?
Pronunciation:
[ dˌɒmɪnˈi͡əɹɪŋ], [ dˌɒmɪnˈiəɹɪŋ], [ d_ˌɒ_m_ɪ_n_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ]
Related words: domineering woman, domineering man, domineering women, aggressive woman, domineering people, domineering personality
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Similar words for domineering:
- aggressive (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- arbitrary (adjective)
- arrogant (adjective)
- assertive (adjective)
- autocratic (adjective)
- dictatorial (adjective)
- dogmatic (adjective)
- dominant (adjective)
- fanatical (adjective)
- imperative (adjective)
- imperious (adjective)
- oppressive, authoritarian (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- peremptory (adjective)
- prideful (adjective)
- proud (adjective)
- self-respecting (adjective)
- severe (adjective)
- tyrannical (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
- overbearing (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Domineering:
adj.
• aggressive (adjective)- determined,
- go after,
- shooting from the hip,
- warlike,
- belligerent,
- nervy,
- militant,
- smart alecky,
- bellicose,
- strenuous,
- flip,
- Assertory,
- combative,
- forward,
- hostile,
- hard sell,
- truculent,
- flipper,
- get up and go,
- offensive.
- more know it all,
- know it all,
- pre-sumptuous,
- most cold shoulder,
- sniffier,
- more cold shoulder,
- more coldshoulder,
- pretentious,
- self-important,
- more know-it-all,
- more cold-shoulder,
- selfimportant,
- most know-it-all,
- most coldshoulder,
- smartiest,
- self important,
- pre sumptuous,
- most swaggering,
- in-solent,
- more bragging,
- sniffiest,
- up pity,
- most biggety,
- snootiest,
- up-pity,
- puffed up,
- in solent,
- most bragging,
- more swaggering,
- most know it all,
- most cold-shoulder,
- smartier,
- high mighty,
- more biggety.
- strong willed,
- self confident,
- strongwilled,
- most certain,
- self assured,
- selfconfident,
- selfassured,
- more positive,
- positive.
- most allpowerful,
- more czarlike,
- most czarlike,
- more all-powerful,
- more allpowerful,
- most all-powerful,
- most all powerful,
- more all powerful,
- allpowerful.
- more crack the whip,
- more crack-the-whip,
- more dictative,
- iron handed,
- stern,
- most crack-the-whip,
- most iron handed,
- un limited,
- doctrinaire,
- most iron-handed,
- un-restricted,
- un-limited,
- most crack the whip,
- more iron handed,
- more ironhanded,
- most ironhanded,
- more iron-handed,
- un restricted,
- most dictative.
- more fascistic,
- more stiff-necked,
- un equivocal,
- most wrong-headed,
- de finite,
- more wrongheaded,
- most stiff necked,
- most stiff-necked,
- most wrong headed,
- de-finite,
- stiffnecked,
- narrow minded,
- most fascistic,
- more stiff necked,
- more stiffnecked,
- most wrongheaded,
- most stiffnecked,
- stiff necked,
- un-equivocal,
- in tolerant,
- narrowminded,
- wrong headed,
- more wrong-headed,
- more wrong headed,
- one sided,
- onesided,
- in-tolerant.
- more overbalancing,
- more overweighing,
- pre siding,
- more prevalent,
- fore most,
- sur-passing,
- preponderant,
- most outweighing,
- most obtaining,
- pre dominate,
- fore-most,
- more surpassing,
- pre-siding,
- most predominate,
- pre dominant,
- para mount,
- pre-vailing,
- out weighing,
- more predominate,
- pre-dominant,
- pre-dominate,
- more transcendent,
- more outweighing,
- para-mount,
- over balancing,
- most overbalancing,
- over-weighing,
- pre vailing,
- prevailing,
- more obtaining,
- over weighing,
- sur passing,
- out-weighing,
- most overweighing,
- pre eminent,
- most surpassing,
- sovereign,
- over-balancing.
- opinionated,
- de voted,
- de-voted,
- obsessive,
- monomaniacal,
- mono-maniacal,
- more monomaniacal,
- most bugged,
- headstrong,
- single minded,
- nuts for,
- most obsessive,
- mono maniacal,
- head strong,
- in-corrigible,
- more obsessive,
- in corrigible,
- most monomaniacal,
- more bugged.
- re quired,
- more compulsatory,
- re-quired,
- ex acting,
- ex-acting,
- over weening,
- most compulsatory,
- over-weening,
- overweening.
- straight out,
- fascistic,
- tyrannical,
- all-powerful,
- stuck up,
- head-strong,
- cold-shoulder,
- crack the whip,
- throwing weight around,
- on ego trip,
- proud,
- czarlike,
- highhanded,
- sniffy,
- assuming,
- overbalancing,
- iron-handed,
- imperious,
- aggressive,
- wrongheaded,
- dictative,
- arrogant,
- overweighing,
- imperial,
- prideful,
- no ifs ands or buts,
- autocratic,
- crack-the-whip,
- coldshoulder,
- on an ego trip,
- stiff-necked,
- high on,
- Compulsatory,
- no joke,
- wrong-headed,
- arbitrary,
- dominant,
- singleminded,
- pre-eminent,
- dictatorial,
- dogmatic,
- biggety.
n.
• Other relevant words: (noun)- cynical,
- commanding,
- overbearing,
- olympian detachment,
- tyranny,
- call,
- captain,
- immodest,
- assume,
- putty,
- fascism,
- big stick,
- heel,
- haughty airs,
- autocraticalness,
- saddle,
- Hauteur,
- authoritarianism,
- argumentum baculinum,
- purse-pride,
- dominating,
- heavy-handed,
- handle,
- high-faluting,
- haughty,
- purse-proud,
- grinding,
- uppity,
- big,
- plenipotentiary,
- play,
- tail,
- balls,
- manipulate,
- control freak,
- helm,
- channel,
- dictate,
- high and mighty,
- iron boot,
- arbitrariness,
- presence,
- top,
- terrorism,
- dominate,
- possess,
- ruling,
- lead 1,
- predominate,
- lofty,
- harsh,
- regulate,
- Magistral,
- Overruling,
- upstage,
- imperative,
- Magisterialness,
- repressive,
- come,
- divide,
- patronizing attitude,
- enslave,
- toplofty,
- tyrannize,
- hoity-toity,
- regimentation,
- superbia,
- oppressive,
- superintend,
- stiff-necked pride,
- lordliness,
- condescending,
- condescension,
- override,
- supervise,
- survey,
- Arrogantness,
- suppressive,
- reign of terror,
- despotism,
- imperativeness,
- manipulative,
- supervisor,
- tame,
- ex cathedra,
- severe,
- Magistrality,
- better,
- pushy,
- imperiousness,
- Condescendence,
- high-flown,
- high horse,
- regulatory,
- aristocratic,
- bossy,
- overbearingness,
- pocket,
- authoritarian,
- say,
- bullying,
- high-handed,
- wear,
- side,
- pride,
- assumption,
- rule,
- iron heel,
- uppityness,
- domination,
- balance of power,
- hold,
- masterfulness,
- hook,
- patronizing,
- masterful,
- wrong,
- absolutistic,
- preside,
- Patronization,
- stuck-up,
- toploftiness,
- guiding principle,
- govern,
- roughshod,
- assumption of superiority,
- pull,
- hard,
- strict,
- palm,
- drunk,
- authoritative,
- insolent,
- micromanage,
- short,
- skipper,
- monocratic,
- uppishness,
- heavy hand,
- run,
- fiefdom,
- ride,
- feudal,
- tyrannous,
- whip,
- peremptory,
- bossism,
- lordly,
- uppish,
- overbearing pride,
- Proudness,
- aggrandize,
- repress,
- rein,
- Peremptoriness,
- monopolize,
- over,
- drive,
- olympian loftiness,
- assertive,
- matter,
- forceful,
- control,
- cavalier,
- eat,
- iron hand,
- police,
- led,
- superior,
- domineeringness,
- overbearance,
- chair,
- hand,
- loftiness,
- paternalism,
- high-nosed,
- Authoritativeness,
- tyrannicalness,
- high-and-mighty,
- absolutist,
- blustery,
- hoity-toitiness,
- haughtiness,
- curate,
- harness,
- officious,
- despotic,
- thought control,
- arrogance,
- high hand,
- encroachment,
- high-headed,
- tough,
- magisterial,
- absolute,
- oppression,
- overweening pride.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- fanatical,
- unequivocal,
- stubborn,
- unconditional,
- definite,
- dictatorship,
- Asseverative,
- chesty,
- insistent,
- affirmative,
- swaggering,
- inquisition,
- declaratory,
- controlling,
- supercilious,
- bold,
- blustering,
- brute force,
- wilful,
- highfalutin,
- compulsive,
- contumelious,
- mighty,
- irresponsible,
- sure,
- usurpation,
- overprotective,
- energetic,
- coercive,
- ARBITRARY POWER,
- absolutism,
- emphatic,
- snotty,
- exacting,
- Tyrannizing,
- tight grasp,
- intimidating,
- firm,
- snooty,
- compulsory,
- enterprising,
- dynamic,
- domineer,
- strong hand,
- confident,
- possessive,
- supreme,
- self-willed,
- iron rule,
- airs,
- unyielding,
- categorical,
- obdurate,
- hifalutin,
- intolerant,
- certain,
- autocracy,
- self-opinionated,
- martial law,
- tight hand,
- Dictating,
- grasping,
- coercion,
- insolence.
How to use "Domineering" in context?
What does the word "domineering" mean?
The word "domineering" means to have control over. A person who is domineering usually behaviors in a way that makes them feel in control, as if they are the only ones who matter. They can be demanding and have a lot of power over other people. Domineering people can be very intimidating and can cause a lot of distress for those around them.
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Equivalence
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Adjective
overbearing.
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Adjective
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Adjective
high-handed, Hegemonic.
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