OPPRESSOR Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word oppressor. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for OPPRESSOR
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| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| overlord | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who has general authority over others | ||||||||
| persecutor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who torments | ||||||||
| suppressor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who suppresses • a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene) • an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents | ||||||||
| totalitarian | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life noun • an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government adjective satellite • characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
