All weighted synonyms
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- bossy β If you describe someone as bossy, you mean that they enjoy telling people what to do.
- bullheaded β blindly stubborn; headstrong
- cocksure β Someone who is cocksure is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people.
- conceited β If you say that someone is conceited, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are far too proud of their abilities or achievements.
- dictatorial β Dictatorial means controlled or used by a dictator.
- doctrinaire β a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
- dogmatic β relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- hard-line β adhering rigidly to a dogma, theory, or plan; uncompromising or unyielding: hard-line union demands.
- high-handed β condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner.
- inflexible β not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
- intransigent β refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.
- locked in β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- obdurate β unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
- obstinate β firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- oracular β of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle: an oracular response.
- overbearing β domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- pigheaded β stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
- positive β admitting of no question: positive proof.
- pragmatic β of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
- pragmatical β of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
- self-assertive β insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- single-minded β having or showing a single aim or purpose: a single-minded program.
- uncompromising β not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.
- unyielding β unable to bend or be penetrated under pressure; hard: trees so unyielding that they broke in the harsh north winds.
- brimming β completely full with something
verb weighted
- embarrass β Cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
- hamper β to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- handicap β a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- hog-tie β If someone hog-ties an animal or a person, they tie their legs together, or they tie their arms and legs together.
- impede β to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- incommode β to inconvenience or discomfort; disturb; trouble.
- inconvenience β the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- lade β to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- oppress β to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
- overload β to load to excess; overburden: Don't overload the raft or it will sink.
- retard β to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
- saddle β a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- tax β a tax levied according to the value of the property, merchandise, etc., being taxed.
- trammel β Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint: the trammels of custom.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- hold up β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- slow down β moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- weigh down β to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.
- carry β If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
- cram β If you cram things or people into a container or place, you put them into it, although there is hardly enough room for them.
- fill β to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- pack β a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
- pile β the lower of two dies for coining by hand.