overbearing vs imperious

overbearing and imperious both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
overbearing	No	Yes	No	No
imperious	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, overbearing and imperious are synonyms defined as:

overbearing and imperious: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

Other synonyms of overbearing include disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering.

overbearing (adjective)	imperious (adjective)
expecting unquestioning obedience	having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy