Overbearing and Sure

Overbearing

Overbearing adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

Sure and overbearing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sure" instead an adjective "Overbearing".

Nearby Words: overbear, overbearingly

Sure

Sure adjective - Having or showing a mind free from doubt.

Overbearing and sure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overbearing" instead an adjective "Sure".

Nearby Word: surely

Both words in one sentence

  • In addition, but not only does the bride have to make sure everything goes smoothly, she also has to deal with the demands of any overbearing relatives.
  • In Richard Thompson's Cul de Sac newspaper strip, Petey has a friend/nemesis Ernesto, an overbearing, insufferably smug fellow — Petey isn't sure if he really exists or not.
  • One man in Stalking the Vampire takes extra precautions to make sure he stays dead in order to escape his overbearing wife.
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