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SHOGUN Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word shogun. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word shogun. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For SHOGUN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for shogun, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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dictator japanese nipponese potentate

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