imperially

In sovereign fashion

Imperially means in the manner of an emperor or empire—with grandeur, authority, or commanding presence.

Someone who acts imperially assumes dominance or carries themselves with regal bearing: She swept imperially into the room.

The word can suggest majesty or, more critically, arrogance and overreach: The company imperially dismissed local concerns.

grandeur

majestically

In an impressive manner

regally · royally · nobly · augustly · resplendently · stately · sublimely · gloriously · loftily · pompously

monarchy

crown

Sovereign's ornamental headpiece

  • throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
  • scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
  • monarchHereditary supreme ruler

sovereign · dynasty · palace · coronation · realm · kingdom · regent · czar · kaiser · sultan

authority

commanding

Exerting strong authority

imposing · autocratic · despotic · sovereign · governing · ruling · controlling · domineering · lordly · masterful

Opposites
manner of bearing/authority

imperiallyhumbly

Without pride or arrogance

meekly · submissively · modestly · deferentially · servilely

scale and grandeur

imperiallysimply

In plain terms

plainly · modestly · austerely · sparely · unpretentiously

political/governance style

imperiallydemocratically

By majority decision

autonomously · locally · colonially

Phrases
Family

imperial, imperialism, imperialist, imperials, imperialized, imperialisms

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