despotic

  • (a) belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot despotical,
  • (s) ruled by or characteristic of a despot
    • moved from a feudal to a despotic order
    • his administration was arrogant and despotic
  • (s) 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
    authoritarian, tyrannic, autocratic, tyrannical, dictatorial,

Synonyms

despotical authoritarian tyrannic autocratic tyrannical dictatorial

Words of close approximity

despotical