SHOGUN Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word shogun. (close relations)
Definition of SHOGUN
Best Alternative Words for SHOGUN
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autocrat | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator | ||||||||
commander | nounn | |||||||
noun • an officer in command of a military unit • someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others • a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain • an officer in the airforce | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
general | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • applying to all or most members of a category or group • affecting the entire body noun • a general officer of the highest rank • the head of a religious order or congregation • a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular) adjective satellite • not specialized or limited to one class of things • prevailing among and common to the general public • somewhat indefinite • of worldwide scope or applicability verb • command as a general | ||||||||
king | nounn | |||||||
noun • a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom • United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) • a competitor who holds a preeminent position • United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) • a very wealthy or powerful businessman • United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) • preeminence in a particular category or group or field • a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward • one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king • (chess) the weakest but the most important piece | ||||||||
leader | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who rules or guides or inspires others • a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers | ||||||||
ruler | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who rules or commands • measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
warlord | nounn | |||||||
noun • supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak |