Synonyms for Tyrant
ˈtaɪ rənttyrant

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1. tyrantnoun

   Synonyms:
   dictator, martinet, autocrat, despot

2. tyrantnoun

   An absolute ruler who governs without restriction.

   Synonyms:
   martinet, despot, dictator, autocrat

3. tyrantnoun

   A harsh and cruel ruler.

   Synonyms:
   martinet, autocrat, dictator, despot

4. tyrantnoun

   An oppressive, cruel and harsh person.

   Synonyms:
   despot, dictator, autocrat, martinet

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. tyrant

   Synonyms:
   despot, persecutor, oppressor

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 8 votes

1. tyrant, autocrat, despotnoun

   a cruel and oppressive dictator

   Synonyms:
   autocrat, tyrant, despot

2. tyrantnoun

   in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it

   Synonyms:
   autocrat, despot

3. tyrantnoun

   any person who exercises power in a cruel way

   "his father was a tyrant"

   Synonyms:
   autocrat, despot

Matched Categories

1. • Dictator
   • Person
   • Ruler

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tyrantnoun

   Synonyms:
   despot, absolute ruler

2. tyrantnoun

   Synonyms:
   oppressor, cruel master

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 4 votes

1. tyrantnoun

   Synonyms:
   despot, autocrat, oppressor, persecutor, usurper

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1. List of paraphrases for "tyrant":

   bully, tyrannical, tyrannous, tyranny, tirana

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How to use Tyrant in a sentence?

1. Plato:

   The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness...This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs when he first appears he is a protector.

2. Philip Hammond:

   Ukrainians can't beat the Russian army, that's not a practical proposition. There has to be a political solution, this man (Putin) has sent troops across an international border and occupied another country's territory in the 21st century acting like some mid-20th century tyrant. Civilized nations do not behave like that.

3. Christen Kuikoua:

   In the name of God, churches tyrant-like, Preaching prosperity, as if Jesus sought wealth's spike.

4. Steve King:

   People don't think that much about that anymore, because how could a tyrant take over Gun Owners of America, but I can see how Barack Obama could take over Gun Owners of America, and let's hope Larry Pratt don't ever get tested and have to have Larry Pratt guns ready.

5. Michael Jordan:

   But you have to realize that the reason why I was treating Michael Jordan like that is because I needed Michael Jordan to be tough in the playoffs and were facing the Indianas and Miamis and New Yorks in the Eastern Conference. Michael Jordan needed to be tough and I needed to know that I could count on Michael Jordan. And those are the kind of things where people see me acting the way I acted in practice, theyre not going to understand it. I said to Michael Jordan, Thats great because this is an opportunity. We have 10 hours here to peel back the onion and have you articulate all the things you just articulated to me. EX-NBA CHAMPION RECALLS RUBBING MICHAEL JORDAN FOR GOOD LUCK BEFORE GAME : I THOUGHT IT WAS AWKWARD Jordan said in one of the episodes that winning has a price, according to The Athletic. He said if a certain standard wasnt being met by one of his teammates, he would step in and explain to the person what was going on And leadership has a price, Michael Jordan reportedly says. So I pulled people along when they didnt want to be pulled. I challenged people when they didnt want to be challenged. And I earned that right because my teammates who came after me didnt endure all the things that I endured. Once you joined the team, you lived at a certain standard that I played the game. And I wasnt going to take any less. Now, if that means I had to go in there and get in your ass a little bit, then I did that. You ask all my teammates. The one thing about Michael Jordan was Michael Jordan never asked me to do something that Michael Jordan didnt fking do. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON Michael Jordan said people may perceive Michael Jordan as a tyrant but thats because nobody has had as much sustainable success as Michael Jordan did. Look, I dont have to do this.