high-handedly
With overbearing authority
In a manner that is arrogant and overbearing, exercising authority without regard for others' opinions or feelings: She high-handedly dismissed their concerns.
The word suggests someone acting as though their position places them above consultation or accountability: The committee high-handedly rewrote the rules without input from members.
In domineering manner
- tyrannicallyIn oppressive, absolute manner
- autocraticallyIn absolute-ruler fashion
- despoticallyRuling with absolute power
- oppressivelyIn a crushing manner
heavy-handedly · coercively · bossily · overbearingly · bullying · imperiously · masterfully · commandingly
In arrogantly offhand fashion
- carelesslyWithout due attention
- indifferentlyWithout preference or concern
- offhandedlyWithout prior preparation
- breezilyIn lighthearted fashion
nonchalantly · unceremoniously · curtly · brusquely · abruptly · summarily · perfunctorily · inconsiderately
With showy self-importance
- haughtilyWith disdainful superiority
- superciliouslyActing superior to others
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
snobbishly · condescendingly · patronizingly · smugly · loftily · scornfully · derisively · dismissively
dictatorially
In domineering manner
- tyrannicallyIn oppressive, absolute manner
- autocraticallyIn absolute-ruler fashion
- despoticallyRuling with absolute power
oppressively · heavy-handedly · coercively · bossily · overbearingly · bullying · imperiously · masterfully · commandingly · forcefully
cavalierly
In arrogantly offhand fashion
- carelesslyWithout due attention
- indifferentlyWithout preference or concern
- offhandedlyWithout prior preparation
breezily · nonchalantly · unceremoniously · curtly · brusquely · abruptly · summarily · perfunctorily · inconsiderately · thoughtlessly
pompously
With showy self-importance
- haughtilyWith disdainful superiority
- superciliouslyActing superior to others
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
contemptuously · snobbishly · condescendingly · patronizingly · smugly · loftily · scornfully · derisively · dismissively · sneeringly
- arrogant adverbshaughtily, smugly, pompously, condescendingly, disdainfully
high-handedlycollaboratively
In cooperative partnership
humbly · democratically · deferentially · respectfully · consultatively
high, hand, hands, higher, highest, handed, high-handed, handedness, highhanded