nnoun.persona person who behaves in a tyrannical mannerSynset:dictator
Examples:- my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime
Derivationally Related Form:dictate
Hypernyms:oppressor
Inherited Hypernyms:authoritarianoppressorunpleasant personunwelcome personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:authoritarianoppressorunpleasant personunwelcome personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Big Brotherdisciplinarianmartinetmoralist
Full Hyponyms:big brothermartinetstickler
adj satadj.allcharacteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereigntySynset:autocratic despotic dictatorial tyrannic tyrannical
Examples:- an authoritarian regime
- autocratic government
- despotic rulers
- a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war
- a tyrannical government
Antonyms:democratic
Derivationally Related Form:dictatorautocrattyrannydespot
Inherited Hypernyms:authoritarian
Similar to:undemocratic
adj satadj.allexpecting unquestioning obedienceSynset:dictatorial overbearing
Examples:- the timid child of authoritarian parents
- insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter
Antonyms:submissive
Derivationally Related Form:overbearingness
Inherited Hypernyms:authoritarian
Similar to:domineering