His friends were uncomfortable with his high-handed attitude.
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High-handed
Synonyms for "high-handed" (57 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Adjective(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (17)
Related words (28)
Related word relations
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2 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- деспотичен adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 专横的 adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
Finnish
3 entries- despoottinen adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
- määräilevä adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
- omavaltainen adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
French
4 entries- arrogant adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
- autocratique adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
- autoritaire adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
- cavalier adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
German
2 entries- eigenmächtig adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
- selbstherrlich adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
Russian
1 entries- своево́льный adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
Slovak
2 entries- despotický adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
- panovačný adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
Spanish
3 entries- arrogante adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
- autoritario adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
- despótico adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
Swedish
1 entries- egenmäktig adj (using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Critics accuse her [von der Leyen] of serious missteps over the pandemic, the Gaza war, alleged cronyism, – and of having a high-handed manner.
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