High-handed Synonyms

Said of persons
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. oppressive
  2. arbitrary
  3. overbearing
Given to haughty disregard of others
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. arbitrary
  2. arch
  3. cavalier
  4. arrogant
  5. bossy
  6. domineering
  7. lordly
  8. oppressive
  9. overbearing

Words Related to High-handed

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

High-handed Sentence Examples

  • I know you think he was high handed about it, but as your guardian, it was his responsibility to encourage you to get a good education.

  • In 1777 Constantine Murusi was made voivode of Moldavia in the same high-handed fashion.

  • The Jewish nobility at Jerusalem seized upon this high-handed action as a pretext for satisfying their jealousy of their Idumaean rulers.

  • The revivals in Kentucky brought about differences which resulted in the high-handed exclusion of the revivalists.

  • The tsar, as protector of the Germanic System, had already been so annoyed by the seizure of the duc d'Enghien on German territory, and by other high-handed actions against the Hanse cities, as to recall his ambassador from Paris.

More Sentences