MARTINETS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word martinets. (close relations)
martinet
Best Alternative Words for MARTINETS
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disciplinarian | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
autocrat | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator | ||||||||
despot | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
oppressor | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures | ||||||||
taskmaster | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who imposes hard or continuous work | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
control freak | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone with a compulsive desire to exert control over situations and people | ||||||||
moralist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems • someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms |