DRACONIANISM Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word draconianism. (close relations)
draconian
Best Alternative Words for DRACONIANISM
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austerity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | ||||||||
authoritarianism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | ||||||||
harshness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions • the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance • excessive sternness | ||||||||
inflexibility | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lack of physical flexibility • the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe | ||||||||
oppression | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of subjugating by cruelty • the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: • a feeling of being oppressed | ||||||||
rigidity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending • the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe | ||||||||
rigor | nounn | |||||||
noun • something hard to endure • the quality of being valid and rigorous • excessive sternness | ||||||||
severity | nounn | |||||||
noun • used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather • something hard to endure • extreme plainness • excessive sternness | ||||||||
strictness | nounn | |||||||
noun • conscientious attention to rules and details • uncompromising resolution | ||||||||
totalitarianism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) • an ideological belief in the complete and unrestricted power of government. |