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Synonyms for Tyranny
ˈtɪr ə nityran·ny

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.5 / 4 votes

  1. tyranny

    Synonyms:
    despotism, inclemency, persecution, autocracy

    Antonyms:
    freedom, independence, humanity, clemency, constitutionalism

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyrannynoun

    a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

    Synonyms:
    shogunate, totalism, dictatorship, authoritarianism, one-man rule, tyranny, absolutism, despotism, monocracy, totalitarianism

  2. absolutism, tyranny, despotismnoun

    dominance through threat of punishment and violence

    Synonyms:
    shogunate, totalism, dictatorship, authoritarianism, one-man rule, absolutism, despotism, tyranny, monocracy, totalitarianism

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Dictionary of English Synonymes1.0 / 1 vote

  1. tyrannynoun

    Synonyms:
    despotism, absolutism, dictatorship, arbitrary power, despotic rule

  2. tyrannynoun

    Synonyms:
    oppression, iron rule, reign of terror, cruel government

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. tyrannynoun

    Synonyms:
    despotism, absolutism, oppression, rigor, severity

PPDB, the paraphrase database3.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "tyranny":

    despotism, tyrant, dictatorship, oppression

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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How to use Tyranny in a sentence?

  1. Bertrand Russell:

    One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny, and is likely to interfere with happiness in all kinds of ways.

  2. Hakeem Jeffries:

    President Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine been brave and courageous, and they are engaged in leading the struggle between democracy and autocracy, between freedom and tyranny, between truth and propaganda.

  3. Edward R. Murrow, On Winston Churchill, 1954:

    He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle to steady his fellow countrymen and hearten those Europeans upon whom the long dark night of tyranny had descended.

  4. Charles de Montesquieu:

    There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.

  5. Sailele Malielegaoi:

    One of the bright sides of this constitutional crisis is that we've seen a leader who was willing to uphold the rule of law and follow the constitution even in the most challenging circumstances, the newly elected Prime Minister has conducted themselves with dignity and grace in standing up against tyranny.


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