high-handedness Antonyms
Strongest:
- bashfulness
- timidity
- diffidence
- humility
- unpretentiousness
- bashfulness
- modesty
- humility
- shyness
- unpretentiousness
- modesty
- timidity
- diffidence
- shyness
Strong:
- self-doubt
- meekness
- passivity
- passiveness
- unassumingness
- passivity
- unassumingness
- passiveness
- submissiveness
- timidness
- meekness
- self-doubt
- demureness
- submissiveness
- timidness
- lowliness
- demureness
- lowliness
Weak:
Strongest:
- disdain
- snobbishness
- imperiousness
- lordliness
- pompousness
- condescension
- dominance
- snobbery
- pomposity
- haughtiness
- bossiness
- hauteur
- huffiness
- presumptuousness
- masterfulness
- loftiness
- pretence
- bumptiousness
- superciliousness
- scorn
- authoritativeness
- peremptoriness
- arrogance
Strong:
- triumphalism
- self-assertion
- consequence
- egoism
- smugness
- swagger
- snobbism
- bowwow
- attitude
- vainglory
- pretension
- brag
- pretentiousness
- superiority
- bravado
- chest-thumping
- cheekiness
- boastfulness
- impudence
- sauciness
- toploftiness
- snootiness
- pretense
- assumption
- inflation
- self-importance
- impertinence
- self-consequence
- high-horse
Weak:
Meaning of high-handedness
high-handedness (n)
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
high-handedness Sentence Examples
- The CEO's high-handedness alienated his employees and undermined company morale.
- The judge's high-handedness during the trial raised concerns about fairness and impartiality.
- The university president's high-handedness in dismissing a tenured faculty member sparked outrage among the academic community.
- The government's high-handedness in suppressing dissent drew widespread condemnation.
- The corporation's high-handedness in dealing with its customers resulted in a loss of patronage.
- The coach's high-handedness with his players stifled creativity and stunted development.
- The landlord's high-handedness in raising rents without notice incensed tenants.
- The teacher's high-handedness in grading assignments unfairly discouraged students.
- The politician's high-handedness in disregarding the will of the people eroded public trust.
- The parent's high-handedness in disciplining their child damaged the parent-child relationship.
FAQs About the word high-handedness
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
disdain, snobbishness, imperiousness, lordliness, pompousness, condescension, dominance, snobbery, pomposity, haughtiness
bashfulness, timidity, diffidence,humility, unpretentiousness, bashfulness, modesty, humility, shyness, unpretentiousness
The CEO's high-handedness alienated his employees and undermined company morale.
The judge's high-handedness during the trial raised concerns about fairness and impartiality.
The university president's high-handedness in dismissing a tenured faculty member sparked outrage among the academic community.
The government's high-handedness in suppressing dissent drew widespread condemnation.
