tyrannical
adjective
ty·ran·ni·cal
tə-ˈra-ni-kəl 
tī-
variants
or less commonly tyrannic
tə-ˈra-nik
tī-
Synonyms
Examples of tyrannical in a Sentence
Everyone was afraid of their overbearing and tyrannical boss.
a tyrannical ruler whose terrible reign was marked by unceasing violence
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And rather than seeing the peaceful, democratic flowering of a people freed of tyrannical rule, Iraq instead sank into a Hobbesian nightmare in which ever-smaller groups fought each other for ever-smaller bits of territory.
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David Petraeus, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
But that is separate from the fact that a tyrannical monarch has never been held to account for the brutal and inhumane murder and dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi, who was one of Ms. Jenkins’s colleagues at The Post.
—Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Their toxic, tyrannical, top-down management culture is driving away good teachers and families.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
One of Sutherland's many parts was that of the tyrannical President Coriolanus Snow, who oversees the violent and devastating fights to the death in the series.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 20 June 2024
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David Petraeus, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
But that is separate from the fact that a tyrannical monarch has never been held to account for the brutal and inhumane murder and dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi, who was one of Ms. Jenkins’s colleagues at The Post.
—Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Their toxic, tyrannical, top-down management culture is driving away good teachers and families.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
One of Sutherland's many parts was that of the tyrannical President Coriolanus Snow, who oversees the violent and devastating fights to the death in the series.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 20 June 2024
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“Tyrannical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tyrannical. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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tyrannical
adjective
ty·ran·ni·cal
tə-ˈran-i-kəl
tī-
variants
also tyrannic
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny
a tyrannical ruler
tyrannical rule
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