domineer Play verbAssert one's will over another in an arrogant way. SYNONYMS arrogantautarchicauthoritarianautocraticbe overbearingbend to one's willboss aboutboss aroundbossybrowbeatbulldozebullishbullycoercivecontrollingdespoticdictate todictatorialdraconianforcefulgive orders toharshhaughtyhave under one's thumbhectorhigh and mightyhigh-handedimperiousimpose one's will onintimidateiron-fistediron-handedlean onlord it overmasterfulmenaceofficiousoppressoppressiveorder aboutorder aroundoverbearingperemptorypersecutepressurizepush aboutpush aroundpushfulput the screws onrailroadride roughshod overrule with a rod of ironrule with an iron handseveresqueezestrictstrong-armsubjugatesubjugatingterrorizethrowing one's weight aboutthrowing one's weight aroundtrample ontyrannicaltyrannizeuse strong-arm tactics onwalk all over