high-handed
3
8.1
- adjective
- /haɪˈhændɪd/
- Formal
:
arrogante
- People are, of course, shocked by such apparently high-handed statements today.
The Guardian has said in it's very high handed sermonising way we are leaving Twitter.
- The Guardian has said in it's very high handed sermonising way we are leaving Twitter.
- You can have that high handed, self-righteous, sanctimonious philosophy somewhere else.
Examples
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This wasn't the first time the FBI had been high-handed with a local police agency.
Fiction book (1995) -
The language that Pompallier used was distinctly high-handed, lecturing the governor on the truths of the Catholic Church.
Academic text (2018) -
And I think the American people have had enough of high-handed boys who use their tax dollars while they sell this country down the river.
Fiction book (1999) -
It's outrageous, treating people in this high-handed fashion.
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But Jeff, your rather high-handed assessment and denouncement show more prejudice than balance.
Blog text (16) -
We expect Democrats to be top-down and high-handed; centralization of power is their governing principle, after all.
Blog text (8) -
The North Koreans reported that Kelly was "arrogant and high-handed" during the talks, but they made no mention of the nuclear confrontation.
Academic text (2003) -
His high-handed methods and heavy taxation had alienated many of his original supporters from 1448, including the church and the peasantry.
Academic text (2000) -
As the director of fine arts, he is infamous for having been high-handed, self-righteous, and manipulative, and for having alienated most of the artistic community.
Academic text (1993) -
No one wants a high-handed doctor making treatment decisions without the patient's involvement or understanding.
Synonyms
62
4.3
Showing strong power and clear confidence in speech or actions
30
5.8
Being proud and trying to control other people
20
8.2
Acting as if you are better than other people
14
6.3
Using too much force or strict control when dealing with people
14
8.1
Acting proud and looking down on other people
1
5.8
Too forceful or pushy in a way that makes other people uncomfortable
1
5.6
Trying to control other people in a forceful or unfair way
1
7.7
Not showing enough care for something important or for other people
A leader who uses very strict control over people
Someone who acts in a pushy way to get ahead and promote their own interests
Antonyms
How Domineering
16
7.7
- Formal
3
8.1
- Informal
46
2.6
42
4.2
17
4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word high-handed comes from the image of someone holding their hand high, showing they have the 'upper hand' over others. That's why high-handed means using power in a bossy or unfair way and ignoring other people's views.