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Detailed Synonyms for tyrannical in English

tyrannical:

tyrannical adj

  1. tyrannical
  2. tyrannical
    – characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty 1
    authoritarian; autocratic; despotic; dictatorial; tyrannical; tyrannic
    – characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty 1
  3. tyrannical
    – marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior 1
    oppressive; tyrannical; tyrannous
    – marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior 1
    • oppressive adj
      • the oppressive government1
      • oppressive laws1
    • tyrannical adj
      • a tyrannical parent1
    • tyrannous adj
      • tyrannous disregard of human rights1

Related Words for "tyrannical":

  • tyrannically

Alternate Synonyms for "tyrannical":


Related Definitions for "tyrannical":

  1. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty1
    • a tyrannical government1
  2. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior1
    • a tyrannical parent1