High-handed
High-handed adjective - Having or showing a tendency to force one's will on others without any regard to fairness or necessity.
Usage example: that country club tends to be rather high-handed about whom they let in and whom they shut out
Tyrannous and high-handed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tyrannous" instead an adjective phrase "High-handed".
Tyrannous
Tyrannous adjective - Exercising power or authority without interference by others.
Usage example: studied the tyrannous rule of Stalin, communist dictator of the Soviet Union
High-handed and tyrannous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "High-handed" instead an adjective "Tyrannous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- overbearing and high-handed
- overbearing and tyrannous
- haughty and high-handed
- haughty and tyrannous
- authoritative and high-handed
- authoritative and tyrannous
- severe and high-handed
- severe and tyrannous
- arrogant and high-handed
- arrogant and tyrannous
- absolute and high-handed
- absolute and tyrannous
- oppressive and high-handed
- oppressive and tyrannous
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