imperiousness Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- self-importance
- huffiness
- haughtiness
- pretension
- loftiness
- attitude
- lordliness
- bumptiousness
- presumptuousness
- high-horse
- peremptoriness
- assumption
- disdain
- pompousness
- consequence
- pretentiousness
- hauteur
- pridefulness
- superciliousness
- pomposity
- masterfulness
- pretense
- pretence
Weak:
- impertinence
- toploftiness
- vanity
- self-content
- sauciness
- cockiness
- side
- self-conceit
- smugness
- egoism
- egotism
- complacence
- snobbism
- strut
- impudence
- swagger
- self-opinion
- scorn
- pride
- self-consequence
- inflation
- vainglory
- chest-thumping
- condescension
- cheek
- snobbishness
- bombast
- conceit
- self-satisfaction
- cheekiness
- vaingloriousness
- dominance
- authoritativeness
- triumphalism
- high-handedness
- snobbery
- self-complacency
- self-contentment
- self-assertion
- boastfulness
- braggadocio
- bravado
- snootiness
- bowwow
- bossiness
- self-centeredness
- brag
Strongest:
- unpretentiousness
- bashfulness
- demureness
- modesty
- diffidence
- shyness
- diffidence
- timidity
- timidity
- humility
- humility
- modesty
- unpretentiousness
- demureness
- bashfulness
- shyness
Strong:
- passivity
- unassumingness
- unassumingness
- meekness
- self-doubt
- meekness
- timidness
- timidness
- submissiveness
- passiveness
- passivity
- self-doubt
- lowliness
- lowliness
- passiveness
- submissiveness
Weak:
imperiousness Meaning
imperiousness (n)
the trait of being imperious and overbearing
imperiousness Sentence Examples
- The queen's imperiousness commanded respect from all who met her.
- The manager's imperiousness alienated his staff and created a toxic work environment.
- The child's imperiousness made it clear that they were accustomed to getting their own way.
- The general's imperiousness instilled fear and obedience in his troops.
- Emily Dickinson's poems often reflected the imperiousness of the female voice.
- The imperiousness of the mountain seemed to dare climbers to ascend it.
- The storm clouds gathered with a threatening imperiousness that promised a violent downpour.
- The fashion designer's imperiousness extended to every aspect of her work, from the designs to the runway shows.
- The teacher's imperiousness made it clear that she would not tolerate any misbehavior in her classroom.
- The lawyer's imperiousness in the courtroom intimidated both the jury and the opposing counsel.
FAQs About the word imperiousness
the trait of being imperious and overbearing
arrogance, superiority, self-importance, huffiness, haughtiness, pretension, loftiness, attitude, lordliness, bumptiousness
unpretentiousness, bashfulness, demureness, modesty, diffidence, shyness, diffidence, timidity, timidity, humility
The queen's imperiousness commanded respect from all who met her.
The manager's imperiousness alienated his staff and created a toxic work environment.
The child's imperiousness made it clear that they were accustomed to getting their own way.
The general's imperiousness instilled fear and obedience in his troops.
