All imperious synonyms
im·pe·ri·ous
I i adj imperious
- bossy — If you describe someone as bossy, you mean that they enjoy telling people what to do.
- haughty — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
- dictatorial — Dictatorial means controlled or used by a dictator.
- high-handed — condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner.
- domineering — inclined to rule arbitrarily or despotically; overbearing; tyrannical: domineering parents.
- autocratic — An autocratic person or organization has complete power and makes decisions without asking anyone else's advice.
- arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
- tyrannical — of or characteristic of a tyrant.
- authoritative — Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
- commanding — If you are in a commanding position or situation, you are in a strong or powerful position or situation.
- compulsory — If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
- despotic — If you say that someone is despotic, you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way.
- imperative — imperative language
- imperial — of, like, or pertaining to an empire.
- mandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- obligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- oppressive — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- overweening — presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud: a brash, insolent, overweening fellow.
- peremptory — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
- required — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- tyrannous — tyrannical.
adjective imperious
- overbearing — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- exacting — Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
- compulsatory — compulsory