AUTOCRAT Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word autocrat. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for AUTOCRAT
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despot | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator | ||||||||
tyrant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator • in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it • any person who exercises power in a cruel way | ||||||||
dictator | nounn | |||||||
noun • a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine • a ruler who is unconstrained by law • a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner | ||||||||
absolutist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • pertaining to the principle of totalitarianism noun • one who advocates absolutism | ||||||||
authoritarian | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner adjective satellite • characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty • expecting unquestioning obedience | ||||||||
monarch | nounn | |||||||
noun • a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right • large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed | ||||||||
strongman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus • a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence |