HEAVY-HANDED Synonyms

• of or characteristic of a dictator

• expecting unquestioning obedience

• characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

• characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical)

• forceful and definite in expression or action

• expecting unquestioning obedience

• having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

• a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner

• characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

• expecting unquestioning obedience

• tending to domineer

• given to haughty disregard of others

• weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

• marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

• lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

• causing inconvenience

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

• socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

• having a broad or rounded end

• used of a knife or other blade; not sharp

• characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

• devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

• make less intense

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• make less sharp

• make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

• offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

• (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

• punishingly harsh

• resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

• disagreeably direct and precise

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

• lacking grace in movement or posture

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

• serving or intended to coerce

• not refined or processed

• a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

• not carefully or expertly made

• conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

• belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

• devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

• not processed or subjected to analysis

• (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering