throws weight around
- bullyHabitual intimidator
- dominateControl through superior strength
- intimidateInstill fear to control
- bossWorkplace superior
- pushyUnpleasantly forceful in manner
swagger · bluster · clout · muscle · strongarm · overbearing · forceful · aggressive · power · control · demanding · authoritarian · pressure · coerce · leverage · influence · heavy-handed · bulldoze
assertiveness/dominance
throws weight aroundyields
Gives forth results
submits · backs down · kowtows · takes a back seat · acquiesces
humility/ego
throws weight aroundself-effacing
Downplaying one's own importance
unassuming · meek · unpretentious · egoless · soft-spoken