Authoritative and Modest

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Authoritative

Authoritative adjective - Fond of ordering people around.
Usage example: she's very authoritative for someone who doesn't actually outrank us
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Modest is an antonym for authoritative.
Nearby Words: authority, authoritarian

Modest

Modest adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
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Authoritative is an antonym for modest.
Nearby Words: moderate, moderation, modesty, moderately, modestly
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