authoritarian - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner

Synonyms

• authoritarian
• dictator

More generic

• oppressor

More specific

• Big Brother
• disciplinarian
• martinet
• moralist

Adjective

characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

Synonyms

• authoritarian
• autocratic
• despotic
• dictatorial
• tyrannic
• tyrannical

Related

• undemocratic

Adjective

expecting unquestioning obedience

Synonyms

• authoritarian
• dictatorial
• overbearing

Related

• domineering

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