Synonyms for dictatorial
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Autocratic
autocratic, tyrannical, authoritarian, overbearing, despotic, domineering, imperious, bossy, oppressive, heavy-handed, dogmatic, arbitrary, absolute, authoritative, magisterial, imperative, dictatory, arrogant, haughty, peremptory, lordly, commanding
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Definitions
- adj. 1
of or pertaining to a dictator
Related words
- Word family
- dictatorialism dictatoriality dictatorially dictatorialness
Example sentences
- authoritarian State Capitalism could be democratic or authoritarian.
- tyrannical They dreamed of overthrowing their tyrannical overlord.
- overbearing Tom can be overbearing, but he's a generous man.
- autocratic I recalled her as an energetic, autocratic personality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dictatorial | steady | |
| authoritarian | rising | |
| tyrannical | steady | |
| overbearing | rising | |
| autocratic | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- bossy2
- 6 letters
- lordly2
- 7 letters
- haughty2
- 8 letters
- absolute3, arrogant3, dogmatic3, despotic3
- 9 letters
- unlimited4, arbitrary4, imperious4, dictatory
- 10 letters
- commanding3, imperative4, oppressive3, tyrannical4, autocratic4, peremptory4
- 11 letters
- overbearing4, domineering4, magisterial5
- 13 letters
- authoritarian6, authoritative5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bossy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- dictatorial
- Italiano
- dittatoriale
- Deutsch
- diktatorisch
- Català
- dictatorial