Tyrannical synonyms

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brutal
Disagreeably precise or penetrating
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politics (related)
Having and exercising complete political power and control
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fascistic
Of or relating to fascism; fascistoid; fascist
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tyrannous
Tyrannical; despotic, oppressive, unjust, etc.
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tyrannic
(Dated) Tyrannical.
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autarchic
Of, pertaining to, or marked by autarchy; autocratic.
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dictatorial
Tending to tell others what to do in an presumptuous manner.
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oppressive
Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits:
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despot (related)
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domineering
Arrogant; overbearing; tyrannical
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lordly
Haughty; overbearing
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absolute (related)
Being fully such; utter:
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autocratic (related)
Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat.
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arbitrary
Determined by independent arbiter.
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cruel
The definition of cruel is someone or something that deliberately causes pain or suffering.
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despotic
Of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical
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harsh
Unpleasantly coarse and rough to the touch:
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imperious
Urgent; pressing:
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authoritarian
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one was an authority.
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totalitarian
Completely authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, etc.
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absolutistic
Alternative form of absolutist.[First attested in the mid 19th century.]
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autarchical
Having and exercising complete political power and control
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monocratic
Having complete political power or control; autocratic
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over (related)
Upper, outer, superior, excessive, or extra
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roughshod
Shod with horseshoes having projecting nails or points to prevent slipping.
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repressive (related)
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tyrant (related)
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domineer (related)
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theocratic (related)
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venal (related)
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Tyrannical Sentence Examples

  • He was a tyrannical ruler, and died suddenly in 1522.

  • In violation of the Law he married a brother's widow, who had already borne children, and in general he showed himself so fierce and tyrannical that the Jews joined with the Samaritans to accuse him before the emperor.

  • From this time he became tyrannical.

  • So tyrannical, however, was his rule that in 1316 he was expelled by the popular fury.

  • In 53 he entered upon the governorship of Cilicia, in which capacity he seems to have been rapacious and tyrannical.

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