Authoritative
Authoritative adjective - Fond of ordering people around.
Usage example: she's very authoritative for someone who doesn't actually outrank us
Directorial and authoritative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Directorial" instead an adjective "Authoritative".
Nearby Words: authority, authoritarian
Directorial
Directorial adjective - Suited for or relating to the directing of things.
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Synonyms for Directorial
Authoritative and directorial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authoritative" instead an adjective "Directorial".
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Related pairs
- ruling and authoritative
- ruling and directorial
- overbearing and authoritative
- overbearing and directorial
- tyrannical and authoritative
- tyrannical and directorial
- despotic and authoritative
- despotic and directorial
- controlling and authoritative
- controlling and directorial
- decisive and authoritative
- decisive and directorial
- peremptory and authoritative
- peremptory and directorial
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