tyrannic
- adjective
- /tɪˈrænɪk/
- Formal
:
tiránico
- In the novel, the tyrannic leader enforced strict laws, leaving no room for freedom or personal choice.
You know, it does seem to me like a pretty tyrannic ideology that has been created where you can never be woke enough.
- You know, it does seem to me like a pretty tyrannic ideology that has been created where you can never be woke enough.
Examples
-
Her little soliloquy about her evening meals and the tyrannic treadmill of household chores struck a chord with me then, and it still does.
Blog text (21) -
"Din is essentially disorder," Mary Douglas informs us in Purity and Danger, 14, and despotism, along with the tyrannic figure of Giangaleazzo, personifies disorder in the Laudatio.
Academic text (1996) -
You know, it does seem to me like a pretty tyrannic ideology that has been created where you can never be woke enough.
-
The dictator ruled the country with a tyrannic grip, suppressing any dissent among the citizens.
-
The coach had a tyrannic approach to training, demanding absolute obedience from all the players.
Synonyms
58
7.5
Expecting people to follow orders and allowing little freedom
43
6.3
Using harsh, unfair power to control people and limit their freedom
25
7.9
Using power to treat people cruelly and unfairly
16
7.7
Having complete control and expecting people to obey without question
14
8.0
A leader who has complete power and does not allow others to disagree
8
8.4
A ruler who uses cruel and total power over people
1
9.9
Using unfair, cruel power to control people
A leader who has harsh, total power and treats people unfairly
Antonyms
How Tyrannical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tyrannic comes from the Greek word tyrannos, meaning 'absolute ruler', and it shares the same root as tyrant and tyranny. So something tyrannic describes a harsh, unfair way of ruling where one person has all the power.