" peremptoriness "

1: an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims;

  * e.g., " ... the peremptoriness that was all too apparent in his voice irritated everyone "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arrogance,

•  assumption,

•  bumptiousness,

•  consequence,

•  haughtiness,

•  hauteur,

•  high horse,

•  huffiness,

•  imperiousness,

•  loftiness,

•  lordliness,

•  masterfulness,

•  pomposity,

•  pompousness,

•  presumptuousness,

•  pretense,

•  pretension,

•  pretentiousness,

•  self-consequence,

•  self-importance,

•  superciliousness,

•  superiority,

•  toploftiness

•  Antonyms : 

•  humility,

•  modesty,

•  unassumingness,

•  unpretentiousness

1: fond of ordering people around;

  * e.g., " ... the governor's peremptory personal assistant began telling the crowd of reporters and photographers exactly where they had to stand "

•  Synonyms : 

•  authoritarian,

•  authoritative,

•  autocratic,

•  bossy,

•  despotic,

•  dictatorial,

•  domineering,

•  imperious,

•  masterful,

•  overbearing,

•  tyrannical,

•  tyrannous

•  Antonyms : 

•  elective,

•  optional,

•  voluntary

2: forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law;

  * e.g., " ... a peremptory summons to appear before the committee "

•  Synonyms : 

•  compulsory,

•  forced,

•  imperative,

•  incumbent,

•  involuntary,

•  mandatory,

•  necessary,

•  nonelective,

•  obligatory,

•  required

•  Antonyms : 

•  humble,

•  lowly,

•  modest,

•  unarrogant,

•  unpretentious

3: having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude;

  * e.g., " ... she had such a peremptory approach to running the club that people started to avoid her "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arrogant,

•  assumptive,

•  bumptious,

•  cavalier,

•  chesty,

•  haughty,

•  high-and-mighty,

•  high-handed,

•  high-hat,

•  highfalutin,

•  huffish,

•  huffy,

•  imperious,

•  important,

•  lofty,

•  lordly,

•  masterful,

•  overweening,

•  pompous,

•  presuming,

•  presumptuous,

•  pretentious,

•  self-asserting,

•  self-assertive,

•  sniffy,

•  stiff-necked,

•  supercilious,

•  superior,

•  toplofty,

•  uppish,

•  uppity

•  Antonyms : 

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