Masterful and Modest

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Masterful adjective - Fond of ordering people around.

Usage example: a masterful coworker who liked to tell other people how to do their jobs

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Modest is an antonym for masterful.

Modest adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

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Masterful is an antonym for modest.

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