domineering - bossy - authoritarian - dictatorial - imperious - oppressive - high-handed - tyrannical - autocratic - commanding - overweening - arrogant - controlling - pushy - despotic - overassertive - masterful - bullying - haughty - condescending - patronizing - smug - presumptuous - self-important - superior - lordly - overconfident - brash - cavalier - officious - peremptory - dogmatic - magisterial - assertive - forceful - insistent - overmastering - dominating - egotistical - self-assertive - self-assured - self-opinionated - self-sufficient - self-willed - willful - overambitious - overzealous - intrusive - meddlesome
Overbearing refers to someone who acts in an excessively dominant, controlling, or bossy manner. This kind of behavior often disregards the opinions, feelings, or welfare of others, aiming primarily to assert one's own authority or power. An overbearing person might frequently interrupt others, impose their views, and show little tolerance for opposition.