'Tyrannical' definitions:
Definition of 'tyrannical'
From: WordNet
adjective
Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights" [syn: oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous]
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]
Definition of 'Tyrannical'
From: GCIDE
- Tyrannic \Ty*ran"nic\ (?; 277), Tyrannical \Ty*ran"nic*al\, a. [L. tyrannicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. tyrannique. See Tyrant.] Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master; tyrannical government. "A power tyrannical." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Our sects a more tyrannic power assume. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster]
- The oppressor ruled tyrannic where he durst. --Pope. [1913 Webster] -- {Ty*ran"nic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Ty*ran"nic*al*ness}, . [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tyrannical'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- absolutist,
- absolutistic,
- arbitrary,
- aristocratic,
- arrogant,
- autarchic,
- authoritarian,
- authoritative,
- autocratic,
- bossy,
- brutal,
- despotic,
- dictatorial,
- domineering,
- feudal,
- grinding,
- harsh,
- heavy-handed,
- high-handed,
- imperative,
- imperial,
- imperious,
- lordly,
- magisterial,
- magistral,
- masterful,
- monocratic,
- oppressive,
- overbearing,
- overruling,
- peremptory,
- repressive,
- roughshod,
- severe,
- strict,
- suppressive,
- tyrannous,
- unjust