Despotic tyrant Synonyms

Definitions for Despotic


  • (adjective) belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
  • (adjective) characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
  • (adjective) ruled by or characteristic of a despot

Definitions for Tyrant


  • (noun) a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
  • (noun) a cruel and oppressive dictator
  • (noun) in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it