high-handedly (Meaning)
high-handedly (r)
in a domineering high-handed manner
Synonyms & Antonyms of high-handedly
Synonyms:
- bumptious
- peremptory
- high-and-mighty
- hifalutin
- supercilious
- smug
- domineering
- cavalier
- uppish
- imperious
- important
- pretentious
- chesty
- assumptive
- huffy
- haughty
- pompous
- superior
- authoritarian
- sniffy
- uppity
- masterful
- dominant
- presumptuous
Antonyms:
- deferential
- demure
- quiet
- yielding
- cringing
- unarrogant
- mousy
- shrinking
- unobtrusive
- compliant
- yielding
- unassertive
- unassertive
- mousey
- compliant
- submissive
- demure
- quiet
- meek
- acquiescent
- acquiescent
- unassuming
- self-critical
- unaggressive
- unarrogant
- unaggressive
- introverted
- meek
- submissive
- unassuming
- self-critical
- cringing
- unobtrusive
- deferential
- mousey
- introverted
- mousy
- shrinking
Synonyms:
- self-asserting
- blusterous
- brash
- self-assertive
- complacent
- presuming
- overweening
- proud
- egoistical
- snobbish
- bossy
- snooty
- dominating
- saucy
- magisterial
- disdainful
- pontificating
- uninhibited
- patronizing
- highfalutin
- vain
- egoistic
- high-hat
- blustery
- toplofty
- swaggering
- narcissistic
- egotistical
- self-centered
- egocentric
- cocky
- pontifical
- stuck-up
- boastful
- self-complacent
- egotistic
- extraverted
- prideful
- lordly
- huffish
- toploftical
- condescending
- immodest
- impertinent
- bombastic
- stiff-necked
- vainglorious
- braggy
- hubristic
- conceited
- self-satisfied
- self-conceited
- snobby
- lofty
- impudent
Antonyms:
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, bumptious, peremptory, high-and-mighty, hifalutin, supercilious, smug, domineering,cavalier, uppish
bashful, lowly, timid, humble, unpretentious, shy, modest, lowly, diffident, bashful
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.
