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