peremptory [adjective]

Definition of peremptory:

offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

Synonyms of peremptory:

● Autocratic

● Bossy

● Dominating

● High-and-mighty

● Magisterial

● Imperious

● Arbitrary

● Arrogant

● Tyrannical


Opposite/Antonyms of peremptory:

● Submissive

● Laid-back

● Lax

● Beseeching

● Modest

● Meek

● Lenient

● Mild

● Moderate

● Conditional

● Irresolute

● Good

● Unassuming


Sentence/Example of peremptory:

The young woman was not in the least bit cowed down by her mother-in-law's peremptory ways, nor by our presence.