overbearing

adj.霸道总裁儿的

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
overbearing (adjective)
1.
a) tending to - overwhelm overpowering
b) decisively important - dominant
2.
harshly and haughtily arrogant proud
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
overbearing (adjective)
1.
coming before all others in importance
SYNONYMS:
arch, big, capital, cardinal, central, chief, dominant, first, grand, great, greatest, highest, key, leading, main, master, number one ( No. 1), numero uno, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, principal, prior, sovereign ( sovran), supreme
RELATED WORDS:
distinguished, eminent, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, prestigious, signal, star, stellar, superior; high-level, senior, top; important, influential, major, mighty, momentous, significant; incomparable, matchless, unequaled ( unequalled), unparalleled, unsurpassed; celebrated, famed, famous, renowned
NEAR ANTONYMS:
inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, minor, negligible, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportant; collateral, inferior, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary
last, least
overbearing (adjective)
2.
fond of ordering people around
SYNONYMS:
authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic ( autocratical), despotic, dictatorial, domineering, imperious, masterful, overbearing, peremptory, tyrannical ( tyrannic), tyrannous
RELATED WORDS:
arrogant, assumptive, disdainful, fastuous, haughty, highfalutin ( hifalutin), high-and-mighty, high-hat, huffy, important, lofty, lordly, overweening, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, proud, self-asserting, supercilious, superior, toplofty ( toploftical), uppish, uppity; commanding, controlling, dictating, regimental; arbitrary, high-handed, imperial; directorial, magisterial; aggressive, assertive, self-assertive; imperative; conceited, narcissistic, pompous, vain; all-powerful, almighty, omnipotent; firm, stern
NEAR ANTONYMS:
humble, meek, modest, unassuming; amenable, docile, obedient, tractable; indecisive, irresolute; acquiescent, compliant, passive, resigned, submissive, yielding
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