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tyrannical |
Overview of adj tyrannical The adj tyrannical has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tyrannic, tyrannical -- (of or relating to or associated with or resembling a dictatorship; "tyrannical suppression of liberty") 2. oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous -- (marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights") 3. authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical -- (characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government") Antonyms of adj tyrannical 2 of 3 senses of tyrannical Sense 2 oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous INDIRECT (VIA domineering) -> submissive Sense 3 authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical INDIRECT (VIA undemocratic) -> democratic Similarity of adj tyrannical 3 senses of tyrannical Sense 1 tyrannic, tyrannical Pertains to noun tyranny (Sense 1) =>dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny => autocracy, autarchy Sense 2 oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous => domineering (vs. submissive) Sense 3 authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical => undemocratic (vs. democratic) Attributes of adj tyrannical Familiarity of adj tyrannical tyrannical used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj tyrannical tyrannical Overview of adj tyrannical The adj tyrannical has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tyrannic, tyrannical -- (of or relating to or associated with or resembling a dictatorship; "tyrannical suppression of liberty") 2. oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous -- (marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights") 3. authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical -- (characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government")
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