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synonyms for over bearing

  • disrespectful
  • bold
  • brazen
  • abusive
  • arrogant
  • barefaced
  • brassy
  • breezy
  • contemptuous
  • contumelious
  • dictatorial
  • discourteous
  • disdainful
  • flip
  • fresh
  • impertinent
  • impolite
  • impudent
  • insubordinate
  • insulting
  • nervy
  • offensive
  • out of line
  • overbearing
  • peremptory
  • pert
  • procacious
  • rude
  • sassy
  • saucy
  • smart
  • smart-alecky
  • uncivil
  • ungracious
On this page you'll find 1744 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to over bearing, such as: disrespectful, bold, brazen, abusive, arrogant, and barefaced.

antonyms for over bearing

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  • humble
  • modest
  • polite
  • respectful
  • humble
  • modest
  • shy
  • timid
  • unsure
  • meek
  • servile
                            • deprecate
                            • humble
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                            How to use over bearing in a sentence

                            They are rarely over-bearing in manner, but mostly use a tone which is persuasive rather than disciplinary.
                            CHAPTERS ON JEWISH LITERATUREISRAEL ABRAHAMS
                            It also has the fault of over-bearing, when the fruit is often small and insipid.
                            AMERICAN POMOLOGYJ. A. WARDER
                            "But I would like to," she said, and assumed the over-bearing, haughty expression with which she was wont to get her way with him.
                            THE SONG OF SONGSHERMANN SUDERMANN
                            Thereupon it waxed importunate and over-bearing, till the shadow of it darkened all my doings.
                            SKETCHES IN LAVENDER, BLUE AND GREENJEROME K. JEROME
                            Grace Dart caught sight of them out at the fence and ran over bearing a parting gift.
                            CHICKEN LITTLE JANELILY MUNSELL RITCHIE
                            If not proud and over-bearing he is said to carry his ballast well.
                            THE SLANG DICTIONARYJOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN
                            He was a seafaring man, and very over-bearing, yet of great account.
                            BEOWULFR. W. CHAMBERS
                            Gourville said she was imperious and over-bearing, scolding those she loved best, as well as those she did not love.
                            THE WOMEN OF THE FRENCH SALONSAMELIA GERE MASON
                            Positive, narrow, over-bearing, he was permeated with the dogmatic egotism of his successful life.
                            THE SECRET OF THE LEAGUEERNEST BRAMAH
                            He was an ignorant, self-conceited, over-bearing little Irishman.
                            TWO YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS IN A LUNATIC ASYLUMHIRAM CHASE
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