imperious

The word “imperious” has 4 syllables: im-per-i-ous

It's pronounced as /ɪmˈpɪəriəs/

What is synonym and antonym for imperious?

In the thesaurus, “imperious” has 180 synonyms and 82 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for imperious along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for imperious

acute
aggressive
all-powerful
almighty
arbitrary
arrogant
assertive
assumptive
authoritarian
authoritative
autocratic
autocratical
biased
blusterous
blustery
boastful
bombastic
bossy
braggart
bragging
braggy
brash
bumptious
burning
capricious
cavalier
changeable
chesty
clamant
cocky
commanding
compelling
complacent
compulsatory
compulsory
conceited
condescending
controlling
critical
crucial
crying
dangerous
demanding
desperate
despotic
dictating
dictatorial
dire
directorial
disdainful
dominant
dominating
domineering
egocentric
egoistic
egoistical
egotistic
egotistical
emergent
erratic
exacting
exigent
explosive
extraverted
extreme
extroverted
fastuous
firm
forward
grave
haughty
hazardous
hifalutin
high-and-mighty
high-handed
high-hat
highfalutin
hubristic
huffish
huffy
immediate
immodest
imperative
imperial
impertinent
important
importunate
impudent
inconsistent
inequitable
insistent
instant
intense
life-and-death
life-or-death
lofty
lordly
magisterial
mandatory
masterful
mercurial
narcissistic
necessitous
obligatory
omnipotent
oppressive
orgulous
overbearing
overriding
overweening
partisan
patronizing
peremptory
perilous
pompous
pontifical
pontificating
precarious
prejudiced
pressing
presuming
presumptuous
pretentious
prideful
proud
regimental
required
saucy
self-affected
self-applauding
self-asserting
self-assertive
self-centered
self-complacent
self-conceited
self-flattering
self-loving
self-pleased
self-promoting
self-satisfied
serious
severe
smug
sniffy
snobbish
snobby
snooty
stern
stiff-necked
stuck-up
supercilious
superior
swaggering
toploftical
toplofty
totalitarian
tyrannic
tyrannical
tyrannous
unconscionable
unequal
unethical
unfair
uninhibited
unjust
unprincipled
unrealistic
unreasonable
unreserved
unscrupulous
unstable
uppish
uppity
urgent
vain
vainglorious
vital
whimsical
wilful
willful

Antonyms for imperious

acquiescent
amenable
balanced
bashful
compliant
cowering
cringing
deferential
democratic
demure
diffident
disinterested
dispassionate
docile
equal
equitable
ethical
evenhanded
fair
fawning
helpless
honorable
humble
impartial
incidental
indecisive
introverted
irreproachable
irresolute
just
law-abiding
low-pressure
lowly
meek
minor
modest
moral
mousey
mousy
negligible
noncritical
nonpartisan
nonthreatening
nonurgent
obedient
objective
overmodest
passive
principled
quiet
rational
reasonable
reserved
resigned
retiring
safe
self-critical
self-doubting
servile
sheepish
shrinking
shy
stable
subdued
submissive
subservient
timid
tractable
trivial
unaggressive
unarrogant
unassertive
unassuming
unbiased
understanding
unimpeachable
unimportant
unobtrusive
unprejudiced
unpretentious
weak
yielding

Meanings of imperious

adjective
1. Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
2. Urgent.
3. Imperial or regal.

Example Sentences

His imperious attitude made him unpopular with his colleagues at the office.
The queen’s imperious command silenced the entire room.
She spoke in such an imperious manner that no one dared to question her authority.
The manager’s imperious behavior towards his staff created a tense work environment.
The emperor ruled with an imperious hand, demanding absolute obedience from his subjects.

On this page you'll find 262 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to imperious, such as: acquiescent, acute, aggressive, all-powerful, almighty, amenable, arbitrary.

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