high-handedness Synonyms
Strongest:
- snobbishness
- scorn
- pomposity
- bossiness
- lordliness
- masterfulness
- superciliousness
- bumptiousness
- huffiness
- arrogance
- pompousness
- condescension
- haughtiness
- peremptoriness
- authoritativeness
- loftiness
- imperiousness
- snobbery
- pretence
- presumptuousness
- dominance
- hauteur
- disdain
Strong:
- bravado
- pretense
- chest-thumping
- pretension
- swagger
- inflation
- triumphalism
- cheekiness
- egoism
- impudence
- sauciness
- assumption
- self-importance
- toploftiness
- high-horse
- smugness
- pretentiousness
- consequence
- brag
- bowwow
- attitude
- vainglory
- self-consequence
- impertinence
- snootiness
- snobbism
- superiority
- boastfulness
- self-assertion
Weak:
Strongest:
- diffidence
- bashfulness
- modesty
- unpretentiousness
- bashfulness
- humility
- shyness
- shyness
- unpretentiousness
- timidity
- timidity
- humility
- diffidence
- modesty
Strong:
- submissiveness
- passiveness
- timidness
- self-doubt
- passivity
- timidness
- demureness
- demureness
- meekness
- meekness
- passivity
- lowliness
- self-doubt
- passiveness
- unassumingness
- unassumingness
- submissiveness
- lowliness
Weak:
high-handedness Meaning
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
snobbishness, scorn, pomposity, bossiness, lordliness, masterfulness, superciliousness, bumptiousness, huffiness,arrogance
diffidence, bashfulness, modesty, unpretentiousness, bashfulness,humility, shyness, shyness, unpretentiousness, timidity
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.
