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tyrants

NOUN

person who dictates, oppresses

Synonyms

STRONGEST

autocrat bully despot dictator oppressor

STRONG

Stalin absolutist authoritarian inquisitor martinet

WEAK

absolute ruler slave driver

Antonyms

WEAK

democrat

Example Sentences

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Pope Leo has criticised leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants" in unusually forceful comments during a visit to Cameroon.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Qom could also serve as the location for the previous supreme leader, but burying tyrants in Iran can be complicated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Shortly after Museveni took power in 1986, ending years of bloodshed and chaos under murderous tyrants, the young president mused that leaders overstaying their welcome lay at the heart of Africa's problems.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

Humans have laughed at tyrants going back to the days of the ancient Greeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

Dean and Don Eggelston are pit-bull mean eighth grade tyrants with beards.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander