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