as in authoritarian
fond of ordering people around
I don't want to work with him because he's so bossy and always runs roughshod over me
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Recent Examples of bossy
Now, the actress is set to portray the bossy stage mother in the forthcoming Broadway revival, which begins previews on Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Majestic Theatre in New York City ahead of its official opening on Thursday, Dec. 19.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Pluto will also enter Aquarius on Nov. 19, activating your bossy 10th house of career — until 2044 — which comes with a series of transformative experiences and breakthroughs.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The writers struggle a bit more to settle on an arc for Liz (Christa Miller), Jimmy’s bossy, buttinsky neighbor.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
With Venus in Sagittarius shining a light on your bossy 10th house of publicity, reputation and career matters, love and romance may suddenly intertwine with your professional pursuits.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Pluto will also enter Aquarius on Nov. 19, activating your bossy 10th house of career — until 2044 — which comes with a series of transformative experiences and breakthroughs.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The writers struggle a bit more to settle on an arc for Liz (Christa Miller), Jimmy’s bossy, buttinsky neighbor.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
With Venus in Sagittarius shining a light on your bossy 10th house of publicity, reputation and career matters, love and romance may suddenly intertwine with your professional pursuits.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bossy
Adjective
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Over the past decade, during which the authoritarian Law and Justice party has ruled in Poland, the Centre has served as a staunch defender of independent research.—
Natalia Romik / Madę by History,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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In this paradigm, the ideal worker is less like a corporate ally or a trusted collaborator and more like a subject of an authoritarian regime.—
Anna Wiener,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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The stress of being a loyal husband and father while toiling tirelessly at Spacely Space Sprockets – headed by a domineering man with a Napoleon complex – seems to float away as the zooming saucer-like aero cars with large bubble roofs leave behind popcorn-like residue from fuel pellets and radium.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The voters might want to cash in their IOU here, but something tells me the Globes have one truly trashy TV pick in them for this year and will get their Ryan Murphy on with a win for Javier Bardem as the domineering Menendez patriarch.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Inside Llewyn Davis star plays Victor Frankenstein, the arrogant scientist who successfully creates life out of an assemblage of deceased body parts.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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An arrogant advertiser at the peak of success is forced to promote a tycoon as a presidential candidate, while a mysterious stalker threatens to destroy his agency and his reputation.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Modern viewers have short-attention spans and the ones who still watch broadcast TV still gravitate to an authoritative solo figure who talks to them about politics, natural disasters, overseas drama and even popular culture.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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But this information is not revealed through title cards or authoritative talking heads.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Despite Camille being reduced to an inanimate object that can do little more than sit with a blank look in her eyes, her conversations with her overbearing mother don’t change that much.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2025
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Many Reddit users were in support of Kathleen, labeling Susan as an overbearing mother.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Bossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bossy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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