- Domineering in manner; arrogant: an overbearing person. See synonyms at dictatorial.
- Overwhelming in power or significance; predominant.
overbearingness o'ver·bear'ing·ness n.
overbearing
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o·ver·bear·ing (ō'vər-bâr'ĭng)  |
adj.
overbearingness o'ver·bear'ing·ness n.
overbearingness o'ver·bear'ing·ness n.
| Thesaurus: overbearing |
adjective
- Overly convinced of one's own superiority and importance: arrogant, haughty, high-and-mighty, insolent, lofty, lordly, overweening, prideful, proud, supercilious, superior. Idioms: on one's high horse. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.
- Tending to dictate: authoritarian, bossy, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, imperious, magisterial, masterful, peremptory. See over/under.
| Antonyms: overbearing |
adj
Definition: arrogant, domineering
Antonyms: kind, modest, nice, unassertive
| WordNet: overbearing |
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
expecting unquestioning obedience
Synonyms: authoritarian, dictatorial
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