TYRANNY Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word tyranny. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word tyranny. (close relations)

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	despotism				nounn
	noun • dominance through threat of punishment and violence • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
	absolutism				nounn
	noun • dominance through threat of punishment and violence • 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. • the doctrine of an absolute being, often related to idealism in philosophy.
	dictatorship				nounn
	noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
	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.)
	autocracy				nounn
	noun • a political system governed by a single individual • a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
	monocracy				nounn
	noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
	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.
	autarchy				nounn
	noun • economic independence as a national policy • a political system governed by a single individual
	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
	caesarism				nounn
	noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
	monarchy				nounn
	noun • an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
	shogunate				nounn
	noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
	stalinism				nounn
	noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
	one-man rule				nounn
	noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

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