Dictatorial synonyms
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The definition of domineering is someone who is overpowering or dominant.
Marked by or arising from a feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others:
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one was an authority.
masterful (related)
Fond of acting the part of a master; domineering; imperious
proud (related)
Feeling or showing justifiable self-respect:
absolute (related)
Being fully such; utter:
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autocratic (related)
tyrannical (related)
Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive:
dogmatic (related)
The definition of dogmatic is the strong expression of opinions as if they were facts.
Absolute; despotic; completely unreasonable; lacking any rational basis. This type of decision is often called arbitrary and capricious.
Having a commanding style.
(Informal) Acting like a boss, as by ordering people about; domineering
Of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical
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Stubbornly adhering to a doctrine or theory
dogmatical
Alternative form of dogmatic.
Urgent; pressing:
Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
Domineering; pompous
Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
Overwhelming in power or significance; predominant:
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(Law) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final. [from 15th c.]
The definition of pompous is someone who has excessive self-esteem.
Explicitly or openly expressed or laid down:
passive (antonym)
(Electronics) Exhibiting no gain or contributing no energy:
docile (antonym)
Easy to manage or discipline; submissive
democratic (antonym)
Democratic is defined as something related to the U.S. political party, the Democrats.
Alternative form of absolutist.[First attested in the mid 19th century.]
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Of, pertaining to, or marked by autarchy; autocratic.
Having and exercising complete political power and control
Having complete political power or control; autocratic
A system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially and politically.
(Dated) Tyrannical.
Tyrannical; despotic, oppressive, unjust, etc.
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over (related)
Having reached the other side; having got across
politics (related)
Having and exercising complete political power and control
repressive (related)
bonapartist (related)
anti-democratic (related)
undemocratic (related)
reactionary (related)
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theocratic (related)
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- Doctrinaire implies a rigid adherence to abstract doctrines or theories, without regard to their practical application
- Dogmatic suggests the assertion of certain doctrines as absolute truths not open to dispute the scientific method is not dogmatic
- Arbitrary suggests the unreasoned, unpredictable use of one's power or authority an arbitrary decision
- Dictatorial implies the domineering, autocratic methods or manner of a dictator the dictatorial enunciation of his opinions
Find another word for dictatorial. In this page you can discover 43 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for dictatorial, like: domineering, arrogant, authoritarian, egotistic, masterful, proud, absolute, autocratic, tyrannical, dogmatic and arbitrary.