Thesaurus:bossy

Thesaurus

bossy

English

Adjective

Sense: tending to give orders to others, often in an excessive or unpleasant way

Synonyms

• authoritarian (usually pej.)
• autocratic (pej.)
• bossy (pej.)
• coercive (pej.)
• commanding
• controlling (pej.)
• demanding
• despotic (pej.)
• dictatorial (pej.)
• dominant
• domineering (pej.)
• forceful (usually pej.)
• harsh (pej.)
• heavy-handed (pej.)
• iron-fisted (pej.)
• iron-handed (pej.)
• monocratic (pej.)
• obtrusive
• oppressive (pej.)
• overbearing (pej.)
• strict (usually pej.)
• tyrannical (pej.)

Antonyms

• humble    [⇒ thesaurus]
• servile    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sycophantic    [⇒ thesaurus]

Coordinate terms

• antiliberal
• authoritarian
• BDSM
• illiberal
• might makes right
• procontrol
• sadomasochism

See also

• Thesaurus:arrogant

Further reading

• “885. insolence” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “bossy” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.