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tyrannical::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannic |
| Derivation | tyranny |
a tyrannical government.
tyrannical::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | oppressive, tyrannous |
| Derivation | tyranny |
a tyrannical parent.
Examples of tyrannical
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Work for those tyrannical type-A personalities and you always walk on eggshells.
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In disgrace, he runs away, leaving the tyrannical Grumpo to ruin the North Pole.
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Ground down by his father's tyrannical rule, Muir left home as soon as possible.
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Increasingly unpopular and tyrannical, he was deposed and executed by Heraclius.
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Combustibly talented, vain, tyrannical and needy, Meow Meow is all those things.
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Nowhere on this Earth will you find a tyrannical government and an armed people.
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Alex Menglet's Caesar is vulnerable, egotistical, naive and a wee bit tyrannical.
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It worked with the Stalinist regime, which was ominous, tyrannical and murderous.
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It is clearly the action of a desperate tyrannical government on its last legs.
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- Oppressive: marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"
- Authoritarian: 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"
- (tyranny) dictatorship: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- (tyranny) absolutism: dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- A tyrant (Greek u03C4u03CDu03C1u03B1u03BDu03BDu03BFu03C2, tyrannos), in its modern English usage, is an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution, or one who has usurped legitimate sovereignty. Often described as a cruel character, a tyrant defends his position by oppressive means, tending to control almost everything in the state...
- (Tyranny (For You)) Tyranny (For You) is an album by Front 242, released in 1991. The song "Rhythm of Time" proved a minor hit and became a music video, appearing briefly in the film Single White Female playing on a TV.
- (Tyranny (Stabilizers album)) Tyranny is the debut studio album of the American pop/rock duo The Stabilizers, released on Columbia Records (CK 40264) in 1986.
- (Tyranny (The Generators)) Tyranny, released in 2001, is the third album by alternative/punk rock band, The Generators.
- Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant; Despotic, oppressive or authoritarian
