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During his somewhat iron-handed rule several notable buildings were erected, some of them by his authority.

Nominal Queen of Egypt, she was still merely holding the reins, while iron-handed Rome strode at the horse's head.

A sculptor might have chosen his face and frame for a type of the iron-handed leader of pioneers.

In doing this, Tonty held her platter braced by his iron-handed arm.

But surely the compositor need not fear that the iron-handed automaton will snatch the bread out of his mouth.

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On this page you'll find 179 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to iron-handed, such as: autarchical, absolutistic, authoritarian, autocratic, autocratical, and despotic.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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