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Sense: Said of governments

Synonyms:

despotic, dictatorial, absolutistic, absolute , tyrannical, hegemonistic, absolutist, totalitarian

Antonyms:

democratic, republic, limited , balanced

Sense: Said of persons

Synonyms:

domineering, dictatorial, tyrannical, authoritarian, imperious, self-willed, officious, strict , severe , dogmatic, despotic, inquisitorial, authoritative, overbearing, peremptory, arrogant , repressive, harsh , inflexible, arbitrary, oppressive, cruel , exacting, unrelenting, heavy-handed, iron-handed, megalomaniacal, monomaniacal, power-crazed, power-mad, petulant, willful, wilful (UK), headstrong, highhanded, bossy , like god almighty, high-and-mighty

Antonyms:

submissive, yielding, obedient, lenient , compliant

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