Adjective: domineering ,dó-mu'neer-ing
- Tending to control others in an arrogant or overbearing way
"She had a domineering personality that made others uncomfortable"
- Rule or exercise power over somebody in a cruel and autocratic manner
"The dictator domineered over the population";
- tyrannize, tyrannise [Brit]
See also: authoritarian, autocratic, blustery, bossy, bullying, cavalier, dictatorial, dominating, heavy-handed, high-and-mighty [informal], high-handed, immodest, magisterial, oppressive, overbearing, peremptory, roughshod, tyrannical, tyrannous
Type of: ballyrag [N. Amer, informal], boss, boss around [informal], browbeat, bully, bullyrag [N. Amer, informal], hector, push about [informal], push around [informal], strong-arm
Antonym: submissive
Encyclopedia: Domineering