bossiness

noun

Definition of bossinessnext
as in arrogance

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Recent Examples of bossiness The endless bossiness of government in California is a big problem. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bossiness
  1. arrogance
  2. imperiousness
  3. high-handedness
  4. haughtiness
  5. dominance
  6. condescension
  7. hauteur
  8. superciliousness
Noun
  • The combination of arrogance and doctored intelligence that led the United States and its allies into the 2003 Iraq War is almost made for Hollywood.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
  • This psychological phenomenon explains why initial impressions can be so strong, leading managers to react differently to similar employees, seeing confidence in one and arrogance in another.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of arrogance
Noun
  • The hysteria often comes with a fat dollop of Trumpian imperiousness, not requesting your engagement so much as demanding it.
    — Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • Love this imperiousness aimed at doctors from a hospital bed.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2025
Definition of imperiousness
Noun
  • Pay the bills As reported by the Sentinel’s Ryan Gillespie, the high-handedness came to a head last week.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of high-handedness
Noun
  • Pearl revels in wickedness, presenting a literary world in which a successful writer’s haughtiness is both encouraged and rewarded.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Definition of haughtiness
Noun
  • Its upcoming open-source release challenges the notion of Western AI dominance, signaling China has closed the technological gap.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • This is due to a growing sense throughout Europe that FIFA is seeking to make incursions into both UEFA’s dominance and income.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of dominance
Noun
  • His condescension toward his mother surely represents patriarchal attitudes of the period.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • Even more than his spelling book, Webster’s An American Dictionary of the English Language was an attempt to fashion the materials for writers to address that sort of condescension.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Definition of condescension
Noun
  • Anna, her hauteur hardening like a protective shell, is aghast.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • His hauteur could be endearing or off-putting.
    — Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Definition of hauteur
Noun
  • However, in the wrong hands, being silent can signal disdain and superciliousness.
    — Matteo Atti, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of superciliousness

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“Bossiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bossiness. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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