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- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
arrogantly dominating; dictatorial.
His overbearing mother made all the decisions in his life, or tried to, even after he married.- synonyms:
- authoritarian, autocratic, bossy, despotic, dictatorial, domineering, high-handed, imperious, lordly, magisterial, peremptory
- antonyms:
- subservient
- similar words:
- arbitrary, arrogant, commanding, tyrannical
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authoritarian, autocratic, bumptious, stern |
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| derivations: |
overbearingly (adv.), overbearingness (n.) |
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