tyrannical
adjective
1 tyrannical
Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior:
— A tyrannical parent.
synonyms: oppressive, tyrannous.
Roget 739: severe; strict, hard, harsh, dour, rigid, stiff, stern, rigorous, uncompromising, exacting, exigent, exigeant†, inexorable, ... show more
Polish: despotyczny, tyrański
2 tyrannical
Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty:
— A tyrannical government.
synonyms: authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannic.
Polish: autorytarny
Moby thesaurus: absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, arbitrary, aristocratic, arrogant, autarchic, authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic, bossy, brutal, despotic, dictatorial, domineering, feudal, grinding, harsh, heavy-handed, high-handed ... show more.
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