tyrannical

English Thesaurus

1. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty (adj.all)

similar	:	undemocratic,
definition	:	not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals (adj.all)

2. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior (adj.all)

similar	:	domineering,
definition	:	tending to domineer (adj.all)

3. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty (adj.all)

derivation	:	dictator, potentate,
definition	:	a ruler who is unconstrained by law (noun.person)

derivation	:	autocrat, despot, tyrant,
definition	:	a cruel and oppressive dictator (noun.person)

derivation	:	absolutism, despotism, tyranny,
definition	:	dominance through threat of punishment and violence (noun.state)

4. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior (adj.all)

derivation	:	oppression, oppressiveness,
definition	:	a feeling of being oppressed (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	autocrat, despot, tyrant,
definition	:	a cruel and oppressive dictator (noun.person)

derivation	:	tyrant,
definition	:	any person who exercises power in a cruel way (noun.person)

derivation	:	absolutism, despotism, tyranny,
definition	:	dominance through threat of punishment and violence (noun.state)

derivation	:	crush, oppress, suppress,
definition	:	come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (verb.social)

derivation	:	oppress, persecute,
definition	:	cause to suffer (verb.social)

5. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty (adj.all)

derivation	:	dictator, potentate,
definition	:	a ruler who is unconstrained by law (noun.person)

derivation	:	autocrat, despot, tyrant,
definition	:	a cruel and oppressive dictator (noun.person)

derivation	:	absolutism, despotism, tyranny,
definition	:	dominance through threat of punishment and violence (noun.state)

6. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior (adj.all)

derivation	:	oppression, oppressiveness,
definition	:	a feeling of being oppressed (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	autocrat, despot, tyrant,
definition	:	a cruel and oppressive dictator (noun.person)

derivation	:	tyrant,
definition	:	any person who exercises power in a cruel way (noun.person)

derivation	:	absolutism, despotism, tyranny,
definition	:	dominance through threat of punishment and violence (noun.state)

derivation	:	crush, oppress, suppress,
definition	:	come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (verb.social)

derivation	:	oppress, persecute,
definition	:	cause to suffer (verb.social)