high-handedly Antonyms
Strongest:
- unpretentious
- subdued
- passive
- bashful
- shy
- lowly
- sheepish
- modest
- timid
- passive
- bashful
- humble
- subdued
- unpretentious
- diffident
- sheepish
- diffident
- timid
- shy
- modest
- lowly
- humble
Strong:
- deferential
- compliant
- self-critical
- self-critical
- yielding
- deferential
- unassertive
- mousy
- acquiescent
- meek
- unassertive
- introverted
- quiet
- unaggressive
- cringing
- unaggressive
- submissive
- shrinking
- quiet
- shrinking
- demure
- mousey
- unassuming
- demure
- compliant
- introverted
- unarrogant
- mousy
- unobtrusive
- unobtrusive
- acquiescent
- meek
- mousey
- yielding
- cringing
- unarrogant
- unassuming
- submissive
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- high-and-mighty
- authoritarian
- bumptious
- dominant
- sniffy
- huffy
- important
- pompous
- supercilious
- cavalier
- pretentious
- masterful
- haughty
- hifalutin
- domineering
- uppish
- chesty
- uppity
- presumptuous
- imperious
- assumptive
- smug
- superior
- peremptory
Weak:
- self-assertive
- conceited
- snobby
- bossy
- proud
- immodest
- impertinent
- narcissistic
- prideful
- snooty
- egoistic
- snobbish
- self-conceited
- complacent
- overweening
- blustery
- blusterous
- lofty
- stiff-necked
- toploftical
- self-satisfied
- impudent
- condescending
- bombastic
- pontifical
- dominating
- hubristic
- lordly
- pontificating
- egotistical
- boastful
- cocky
- egoistical
- presuming
- magisterial
- egocentric
- brash
- egotistic
- huffish
- patronizing
- disdainful
- vain
- braggy
- uninhibited
- extraverted
- swaggering
- toplofty
- saucy
- high-hat
- self-asserting
- self-centered
- self-complacent
- stuck-up
- vainglorious
- highfalutin
Meaning of high-handedly
high-handedly (r)
in a domineering high-handed manner
high-handedly Sentence Examples
- The boss treated his employees high-handedly, disregarding their opinions and concerns.
- The politician's high-handed speech alienated many voters who felt disrespected.
- The manager's high-handed decision to fire the team left them demoralized and resentful.
- The CEO's high-handed approach to negotiations resulted in a stalemate.
- The aristocrat's high-handed attitude towards his servants was infuriating.
- The teacher's high-handed punishment of students only served to create a climate of fear.
- The government's high-handed crackdown on dissent drew international condemnation.
- The bully's high-handed behavior made everyone in the school afraid of him.
- The police officer's high-handed treatment of the suspect led to widespread protests.
- The doctor's high-handed dismissal of the patient's concerns was both unprofessional and unethical.
FAQs About the word high-handedly
in a domineering high-handed manner
arrogant, high-and-mighty, authoritarian, bumptious, dominant, sniffy, huffy, important, pompous, supercilious
unpretentious, subdued, passive, bashful, shy, lowly, sheepish, modest, timid, passive
The boss treated his employees high-handedly, disregarding their opinions and concerns.
The politician's high-handed speech alienated many voters who felt disrespected.
The manager's high-handed decision to fire the team left them demoralized and resentful.
The CEO's high-handed approach to negotiations resulted in a stalemate.
