Peremptory Synonyms and Antonyms

pə-rĕmptə-rē
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(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. fixed
  2. authoritative
  3. uncompromising
Dictatorial
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. dictatorial
  2. bossy
  3. overbearing
  4. absolute
  5. decisive
  6. autocratic
  7. dogmatic
  8. domineering
  9. imperious
  10. masterful
  11. magisterial
  12. authoritarian
  13. authoritative
  14. commanding
  15. decided
  16. final
  17. harsh
  18. imperative
  19. assertive
  20. dominating
  21. positive
  22. rigid
  23. rigorous
  24. uncompromising
  25. urgent
  26. high-and-mighty

Words Related to Peremptory

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.

Peremptory Sentence Examples

  • His reply was peremptory and indignant.

  • The father appears to have been somewhat peremptory in temper, but neither inhospitable nor tyrannical.

  • It was Castlereagh that led the opposition to these almost peremptory demands of Alexander.

  • It is a mistake to present a great body of hypotheses - if Comte meant them for hypotheses - in the most dogmatic and peremptory form to which language can lend itself.

  • There he received news of his election as mayor of Bordeaux with a peremptory royal endorsement enjoining residence, and after some time journeyed homewards.

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