'authoritarian' definitions:
Definition of 'authoritarian'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" [syn: authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical]
adjective
Expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" [syn: authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing]
noun
A person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [syn: authoritarian, dictator]
Synonyms of 'authoritarian'
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- absolute,
- absolutist,
- absolutistic,
- arbitrary,
- aristocratic,
- arrogant,
- ascendant,
- astringent,
- austere,
- authoritative,
- authorized,
- autocratic,
- autonomous,
- bigot,
- bigoted,
- borne,
- bossy,
- bureaucratic,
- civic,
- civil,
- closed,
- clothed with authority,
- commanding,
- competent,
- consequential,
- considerable,
- constitutional,
- constricted,
- controlling,
- cramped,
- creedbound,
- deaf,
- deaf to reason,
- demanding,
- democratic,
- despotic,
- dictatorial,
- doctrinaire,
- dogmatic,
- dominant,
- domineering,
- dour,
- duly constituted,
- eminent,
- empowered,
- ex officio,
- exacting,
- exigent,
- fanatical,
- fascist,
- fascistic,
- federal,
- federalist,
- federalistic,
- feudal,
- governing,
- governmental,
- great,
- grim,
- grinding,
- gubernatorial,
- harsh,
- heavy-handed,
- hegemonic,
- hegemonistic,
- heteronomous,
- hidebound,
- high-handed,
- illiberal,
- imperative,
- imperial,
- imperious,
- important,
- influential,
- insular,
- leading,
- little,
- little-minded,
- lordly,
- magisterial,
- magistral,
- masterful,
- matriarchal,
- matriarchic,
- mean,
- mean-minded,
- mean-spirited,
- meticulous,
- mighty,
- momentous,
- monarchal,
- monarchial,
- monarchic,
- monocratic,
- narrow,
- narrow-hearted,
- narrow-minded,
- narrow-souled,
- narrow-spirited,
- nearsighted,
- official,
- oligarchal,
- oligarchic,
- oppressive,
- overbearing,
- overruling,
- parliamentarian,
- parliamentary,
- parochial,
- patriarchal,
- patriarchic,
- peremptory,
- petty,
- pluralistic,
- political,
- potent,
- powerful,
- preeminent,
- prestigious,
- prominent,
- provincial,
- puissant,
- purblind,
- ranking,
- repressive,
- republican,
- rugged,
- ruling,
- self-governing,
- senior,
- severe,
- shortsighted,
- small,
- small-minded,
- Spartan,
- Spartanic,
- stern,
- straitlaced,
- strict,
- stringent,
- stuffy,
- substantial,
- superior,
- suppressive,
- supreme,
- theocratic,
- total,
- totalitarian,
- tough,
- tyrannical,
- tyrannous,
- uncatholic,
- uncharitable,
- ungenerous,
- unliberal,
- unsparing,
- unyielding,
- weighty