tyrannical

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The   children   were   almost   tyrannical .
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Meaning

  1. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.
  2. (comparable) Despotic, oppressive, or authoritarian.

Synonyms

despotic
oppressive
24k
tyrannic
authoritarian
38k
cruel
B2
dictatorial
autocratic
tyrannous
brutal
C1
unjust
C2
violent
B2
domineering
40k
oligarchic
oligarchical
paternalist
plutocratic
rape
B2
repressive
39k
rigorous
20k
selfish
B2
strict
C1
tyranny
C2
tyrant
C2
unreasonable
C1
usurp
36k
monocratic
all-powerful
21k
satrapal
arbitrary
21k
attacking
B2
commanding
C1
compulsive
C2
covetous
disciplining
factious
ferocious
C2
high-handed
imperious
injustice
C1
Translations

tyrannique
tiránico
tyrannisch
tiranno
tirànic
tiranniek

τυραννικός

dictatoriaal
dispotico
tirannico

τυρρανικός

tirânico

despotisch

tyrannische
Frequency

36k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɪˈɹænɪkəl/
Etymology

From Latin tyrannicus + -al; ultimately from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos) (absolute ruler, despot).

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