tyrannical
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7.9
- adjective
- /tɪˈrænɪkəl/
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tiránico
- You must change the political system first because it is a tyrannical regime without respect for laws. -- Milovan Djilas
- tyrannical ruler
- tyrannical regime
- tyrannical government
But Gavin Newsom's revisionist history on his tyrannical COVID lockdowns are insane.
- But Gavin Newsom's revisionist history on his tyrannical COVID lockdowns are insane.
- What he wants is a tyrannical autocracy.
- This may be, for example, a smear campaign by that tyrannical boss who tries to badmouth you.
- The right of exit always gives you a check on the tyrannical nature of government.
- You can think about quitting a job with a tyrannical boss, but not actually quit the job.
- The High King says you've come to liberate my people from my tyrannical rule.
- Nobody has that many goods that they can use these so-called goods as an excuse for tyrannical and cruel behavior.
- And it's very, very annoying because because it's self-evident that social structures are tyrannical.
- Generally, states have become more and more powerful, more and more dictatorial, more and more tyrannical.
- It's when you're taken hostage or captive by a sadistic, tyrannical manipulator and you wind up identifying with your captivator.
- You don't have that tyrannical insistence that you're right all the time when I'm dealing with my wife, like we're trying to sort something out, What's my aim?
- Yes, that is such a tyrannical and destructive myth.
Examples
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Do you comply with a tyrannical regime or do you choose freedom and liberty?
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The federal government is very tyrannical in its abuse of our equal, sovereign individual rights.
Blog text (6) -
Natural law, on this reading, rules out tyrannical government.
Academic text (1994) -
The right of exit always gives you a check on the tyrannical nature of government.
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I did not think we lived under a tyrannical government but rather a representative government.
Blog text (7) -
You can think about quitting a job with a tyrannical boss, but not actually quit the job.
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But it is tyrannical in my estimation.
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The citizens there at first thought Hitler was freeing them from the tyrannical rule of the Communists.
Blog text (7) -
Academic decisions have always been subject to faculty politics, tyrannical senior professors, and departmental cliques.
Academic text (1997) -
The citizens rose up against their tyrannical leader, demanding freedom and justice.
Synonyms
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7.5
Expecting people to follow orders and allowing little freedom
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6.3
Using harsh, unfair power to control people and limit their freedom
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8.9
Very harsh actions or rules that cause great difficulty
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7.7
Having complete control and expecting people to obey without question
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8.0
A leader who has complete power and does not allow others to disagree
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8.4
A ruler who uses cruel and total power over people
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9.9
Using unfair, cruel power to control people
Having very strong, unfair power that controls or hurts people
A leader who has harsh, total power and treats people unfairly
Antonyms
How Tyrannical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word tyrannical comes from an old Greek word tyrannos, which meant 'a ruler who took power'. It is the same root as the English word tyrant, so tyrannical describes someone who uses power in a cruel or unfair way.