overbearing
adjectiveTrying to dominate others in an excessively forceful or arrogant way.
Excessively domineering
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adjectiveShowing an exaggerated sense of one's importance or superiority.
Overconfident of superiority
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domineering
adjectiveTrying to control others in an overbearing or arbitrary way.
Overbearingly controlling
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high-handed
adjectiveUsing power without proper regard for other people's rights or concerns.
Disregarding others' rights
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imperious
adjectiveDomineering and expecting immediate obedience.
lofty
adjectiveVery high or elevated; figuratively, ambitious, noble, or expressed with superiority.
Very high
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moralistic
adjectivePreoccupied with judging conduct by moral rules, often in a self-righteous or overbearing way.
Overly judgmental about morals
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pontifical
adjectivePompous and dogmatic in expressing an opinion.
self-important
adjectiveHaving or displaying an exaggerated sense of one's own significance.
Inflated sense of importance
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tyrannical
adjectiveExercising power in a harsh, oppressive, or arbitrary way.
Harsh exercise of power
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