Synonyms for Tyranny
ˈtɪr ə nityran·ny

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1. tyranny

   Synonyms:
   despotism, inclemency, persecution, autocracy

   Antonyms:
   freedom, independence, humanity, clemency, constitutionalism

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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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1. • Autocracy

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1. tyrannynoun

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

2. tyrannynoun

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

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1. tyrannynoun

   Synonyms:
   despotism, absolutism, oppression, rigor, severity

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1. List of paraphrases for "tyranny":

   despotism, tyrant, dictatorship, oppression

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How to use Tyranny in a sentence?

1. Amy Berman Jackson:

   You called yourself and everyone else patriots, but that's not patriotism, patriotism is loyalty to country, loyalty to the Constitution -- not loyalty to a head of state. That is the tyranny we rejected on July Fourth.

2. Alexandra Filindra:

   They are part of an ideological system, [ and believe ] that the other side -- in this case, the Democrats -- are devious and intent on taking political rights away and imposing a socialistic tyranny, information that conflicts with this narrative is dismissed.

3. Hannah Arendt:

   Empire abroad entails tyranny at home

4. George Wallace:

   I'm not standing in any door. I did not bring this on. This was forced upon our state. This is simply federal tyranny, this is not about race. This is about entering into the institution of marriage.

5. Lionel Trilling:

   A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment.