Dictator Synonyms

dĭktātər, dĭk-tā-
An absolute ruler, especially one who is harsh and oppressive
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. big brother
  2. despot
  3. führer
  4. man on horseback
  5. oppressor
  6. strongman
  7. totalitarian
  8. tyrant
One who imposes or favors absolute obedience to authority
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. authoritarian
  2. autocrat
  3. despot
  4. tyrant
  5. martinet
  6. fascist
  7. oligarch
  8. czar
  9. tsar
  10. totalitarian
  11. warlord
  12. strongman
  13. absolute ruler
  14. absolute monarch
  15. usurper
  16. oppressor
  17. absolutist
  18. terrorist
  19. inquisitor
  20. master
  21. leader
  22. Führer (German)
  23. duce (Italian)
  24. caudillo (Spanish)
  25. anarch
  26. caesar
  27. kaiser
  28. ringleader
  29. magnate
  30. autarch
  31. tycoon
  32. mogul
  33. shah
  34. rajah
  35. sultan
  36. sheik
  37. emir
  38. khan
  39. lama
  40. bully
  41. lord
  42. commander
  43. potentate
  44. chief
  45. caudillo
  46. adviser
  47. overlord
  48. taskmaster
  49. commissar
  50. disciplinarian
  51. headman
  52. caliph
  53. junta
  54. pharaoh
  55. lord of the ascendant
  56. sachem
  57. wirepuller
  58. cock-of-the-walk
  59. duce
  60. person at the wheel*
  61. boss
  62. robber-baron
  63. slave-driver
  64. simon legree
  65. ruler
  66. satrap

Words Related to Dictator

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. over
  2. dictatorship
  3. warmonger
  4. mobutu
  5. militarist
  6. saddam
  7. head-of-state

Dictator Sentence Examples

  • The dictator was nominated by one of the consuls.

  • After the nomination, the imperium of the dictator was confirmed by a lex curiata.

  • Statues of Blanco, which had been erected in various places in the city of Caracas, were broken by the mob, and wherever a portrait of the dictator was found it was torn to pieces.

  • He soon became virtually a dictator, as Queen Christina took offence at his popularity and resigned, leaving the kingdom very soon afterwards.

  • The powers of a dictator were a temporary revival of those of the kings; but there were some limitations to his authority.

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