Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe bossy and interfering people in British Thesaurus

bossy (adjective)

someone who is bossy keeps telling other people what to do, in a way that annoys them

dictatorial (adjective)

telling people what to do and refusing to listen to their opinions

interfering (adjective)

deliberately involving yourself in other people’s lives and trying to influence the way that they behave, although you have no right to do this

overbearing (adjective)

an overbearing person always tries to control other people’s behaviour and ignores their opinions and feelings

domineering (adjective)

trying to control other people and make them obey you

autocratic (adjective)

telling people what to do without caring what they think

nagging (adjective)

frequently asking or telling someone to do something in a way that annoys them

meddlesome (adjective)

involving yourself in situations that you have no right to be involved in

intrusive (adjective)

becoming involved in something in a way that is not welcome

on someone’s back ()

always criticizing someone, or always telling them to do things

authoritative (adjective)

showing that you are used to being obeyed or expect to be obeyed

exacting (adjective)

expecting other people to work very hard and carefully

magisterial (adjective)

confident and expecting to be obeyed and respected by people

overbearing (adjective)

used for describing someone’s behaviour

preachy (adjective)

informal giving advice or telling people how to behave, in a way that is annoying

prescriptive (adjective)

stating what should happen, or what someone should do

pushy (adjective)

informal extremely determined to get what you want, even if it annoys other people