overbearing
30
5.8
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈbɛrɪŋ/
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autoritario
- And yet her overbearing father made sure she was always closely watched, so she was never quite as alone as she felt.
- an overbearing manner
I found her to be overbearing, speaking over me.
- I found her to be overbearing, speaking over me.
- And they always said he's too loud, he's too overbearing, he's too big of a character.
- How do you handle a soon to be overbearing mother-in-law?
- It's not government's heavy hand and overbearing relationship to the markets that caused the crisis.
- I'm so saddened seeing people leave California businesses fail because of overbearing government.
- It's so nice, it's so sexy, but at the same time it's not overwhelming, it's not overbearing, it's not like too much.
- And that can be overbearing to someone you're in a relationship with that could close them up.
- For instance, a male character who has an overbearing father, and no matter what the character does, the father's never happy.
- It was really overbearing and it was crazy drunk text.
- So it doesn't it, it doesn't feel like control, like over over overbearing control.
- But at the same time, I can imagine that can be quite overbearing as well.
Examples
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And whatever you do, do not appear overbearing.
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I know the general may be... a little gruff and somewhat overbearing at times, but I know that he cares about you.
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I found her to be overbearing, speaking over me.
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But at the same time, I can imagine that can be quite overbearing as well.
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I have to say, from our perspective, a lot of this happened as a result of the, um, overbearing pressure by the United States.
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Dealt with an overbearing, rule obsessed boss.
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I always found him overbearing, smug and self-important.
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Dave considered his older brother an overbearing, impractical nerd.
Fiction book (2002) -
I'm sure America suffers an overbearing bureaucracy like Canada does or any other country.
Blog text (5) -
The manager's overbearing attitude made it difficult for the team to share their ideas.
Synonyms
75
5.0
Being rude and trying too hard to make people do what you want
65
7.4
Acting as if you are better than other people
58
7.5
Expecting people to follow orders and allowing little freedom
46
2.6
Being quick to tell people what to do in a forceful, unpleasant way
16
7.7
Having complete control and expecting people to obey without question
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
12
7.4
Trying to control other people and not listening to their ideas
8
8.4
Acting like you are better than others and expecting them to obey you
8
7.0
Showing that you think someone or something is not worth respect
8
8.1
Treating people like children by making decisions for them
4
8.9
Acting as if you are better than other people
1
5.8
Too forceful or pushy in a way that makes other people uncomfortable
1
8.5
Acting as if you are better than other people
1
5.6
Trying to control other people in a forceful or unfair way
1
8.0
Acting very proud and treating others as unimportant
A person who controls others too much and does not let them speak
Telling other people what to do too much
Being loud and aggressive to frighten others
Antonyms
How Dominating
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overbearing comes from over ('too much') and bearing, from bear ('to carry' or 'to hold up'). Imagine someone who 'puts too much weight' on others and pushes them down or controls them. That's why overbearing means unpleasantly controlling or bossy.