Synonyms for magisterial
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Authoritative
authoritative, domineering, dogmatic, lordly, imperious, peremptory, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, arrogant, haughty, consequential, overbearing, bossy, masterful, supercilious, authoritarian, overweening, disdainful, insolent, tyrannical, oppressive
Definitions
- adj. 1
Befitting the status or skill of a magister or master; authoritative, masterly.
- adj. 2
Of or pertaining to a master, magistrate, the magisterium, or one in authority.
Related words
- Word family
- magisteriality magisterially magisterialness
Choose the right word
One who is magisterial assumes the air of a master toward his pupils; one who is dogmatical lays down his positions in a tone of authority or dictation; one who is arrogant in sults others by an undue assumption of superiority.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- authoritative He was the most authoritative among the people.
- dogmatic Layla is a really dogmatic and close-minded person.
- grand I had a grand opening for the hospital last month.
- stately A government official's stately mansion was looted.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| magisterial | rising | |
| authoritative | steady | |
| dogmatic | steady | |
| imperious | rising | |
| lordly | steady | |
| grand | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- grand1, grave1, lofty2, bossy2
- 6 letters
- august2, solemn2, lordly2
- 7 letters
- stately2, pompous2, haughty2
- 8 letters
- official3, arrogant3, imposing3, majestic3, dogmatic3, insolent3, despotic3
- 9 letters
- dignified3, masterful3, imperious4
- 10 letters
- oppressive3, tyrannical4, autocratic4, disdainful3, peremptory4
- 11 letters
- dictatorial5, overbearing4, domineering4, overweening
- 12 letters
- supercilious5
- 13 letters
- distinguished3, authoritarian6, authoritative5, consequential4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lofty2 = 2 syllables).