adj.
- Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny: a tyrannical government.
- Characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive: a tyrannical supervisor.
tyrannicalness ty·ran'ni·cal·ness n.
Dictionary:
ty·ran·ni·cal (tĭ-răn'ĭ-kəl, tī-) also ty·ran·nic
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| Thesaurus: tyrannical |
adjective
| Antonyms: tyrannical |
Definition: dictatorial
Antonyms: democratic, easy-going, liberal
| WordNet: tyrannical |
The adjective has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
of or relating to or associated with or resembling a dictatorship
Synonym: tyrannic
Pertains to noun: tyranny (meaning #1)
Meaning #2:
marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
Synonyms: oppressive, tyrannous
Meaning #3:
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
Synonyms: authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic
| despotic | |
| dictatorial | |
| hard-handed |
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