Antonyms for imperiousness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : im-peer-ee-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɪər i əs |
Definition of imperiousness
Origin :- 1540s, from Latin imperiosus "commanding, mighty, powerful," from imperium "empire, command" (see empire). Related: Imperiously.
- As in arrogance : noun exaggerated self-opinion
- As in assumption : noun arrogance
- As in tyranny : noun dictatorship
- As in loftiness : noun arrogance
- As in lordliness : noun arrogance
- As in overbearingness : noun arrogance
- As in pridefulness : noun arrogance
- As in proudness : noun arrogance
- As in superciliousness : noun arrogance
- There was an imperiousness in the lawyer's tone which was almost irresistible.
- Extract from : « Cousin Henry » by Anthony Trollope
- A life of indolence and luxury had bred a certain air of imperiousness in her.
- Extract from : « Colorado Jim » by George Goodchild
- And her eyes searched his with a certain boldness and imperiousness of gaze.
- Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet
- I may, perhaps, be producing an unfair impression of imperiousness and insolence.
- Extract from : « Pioneers of Science » by Oliver Lodge
- By the imperiousness of her gesture and her uplifted head she swept them out before her.
- Extract from : « The Dust Flower » by Basil King
- But that sense of imperiousness was quickly dispelled by the enchantment of her presence.
- Extract from : « A Son of the Immortals » by Louis Tracy
- And she seized Raphael's arm in the imperiousness of her passion.
- Extract from : « Hypatia » by Charles Kingsley
- She was paying the penalty of her own wilfulness and her own imperiousness.
- Extract from : « The Squire's Daughter » by Silas K(itto) Hocking
- The note of imperiousness in her tone was pleasantly reminiscent.
- Extract from : « The Missioner » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- "I must stand," said Cynthia, with a touch of imperiousness.
- Extract from : « A Life Sentence » by Adeline Sergeant
Synonyms for imperiousness
- absolutism
- airs
- aloofness
- audacity
- authoritarianism
- autocracy
- bluster
- braggadocio
- brass
- cheek
- chutzpah
- cockiness
- coercion
- conceit
- conceitedness
- contemptuousness
- cruelty
- crust
- despotism
- disdain
- disdainfulness
- domination
- ego
- egotism
- fascism
- gall
- haughtiness
- hauteur
- high-handedness
- hubris
- imperiousness
- insolence
- loftiness
- lordliness
- monocracy
- nerve
- oligarchy
- oppression
- ostentation
- overbearance
- overbearingness
- peremptoriness
- pomposity
- pompousness
- presumption
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- pride
- pridefulness
- priggishness
- proudness
- reign of terror
- sass
- scornfulness
- self-importance
- self-love
- severity
- smugness
- superciliousness
- superiority
- swagger
- terrorism
- totalitarianism
- totality
- unreasonableness
- vanity
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