Synonyms for totalitarian
toʊˌtæl ɪˈtɛər i ənto·tal·i·tar·i·an

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1. totalitarianadjective

   an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government

   Antonyms:
   democratic

2. totalitarianadjective

   characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control

   "a totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul"- Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr.

   Synonyms:
   totalistic

   Antonyms:
   democratic

3. totalitarian, totalisticadjective

   of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life

   "totalitarian theory and practice"; "operating in a totalistic fashion"

   Synonyms:
   totalistic

   Antonyms:
   democratic

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1. List of paraphrases for "totalitarian":

   totalitarianism, authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial

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1. Carl J. Friedrich:

   The history of totalitarian regimes is reflected in the evolution and perfection of the instruments of terror and more especially the police.

2. Ludwig Knoepffler:

   The idea is to fight the hijab as a political tool used and promoted by Islamist militants, if you believe that the Islamist political project is indeed totalitarian, then you have to fight its distinctive signs. The same way you would ban the swastika in the public sphere, as is the case already.

3. Madison Cawthorn:

   Along with the majority of Americans, we rejected the totalitarian, hypocritical, and arbitrary ruling from Speaker Pelosi demanding masks be worn in the House, my staff should never fear arrest because they practice individual responsibility.

4. Gary Quinlan:

   The DPRK (North Korea) is in effect a totalitarian state which uses violence and repression against its own citizens to maintain itself and its threatening military apparatus in power, the regime's atrocities against its own people have created an inherently unstable state.

5. Matthew Kroenig:

   It’s really a move in a totalitarian direction trying to control all aspects of society.