Synonyms of dictator

dictator

noun

as in tyrant

a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way

the dictator had a fierce stranglehold on the country, keeping its people in poverty and ignorance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tyrant
• pharaoh
• despot
• ruler
• warlord
• strongman
• oppressor
• fuehrer
• caesar
• overlord
• man on horseback
• führer
• leader
• tycoon
• king
• prince
• monarch
• autocrat
• magnate
• authoritarian
• baron
• boss
• totalitarian
• tsar
• potentate
• caudillo
• dominator
• tyrannizer
• sovereign
• czar
• master
• chief
• queen
• lord
• captain
• Big Brother
• paramount
• tzar
• mogul
• autarch
• monocrat
• kingpin
• enforcer
• taskmaster
• martinet
• disciplinarian
• sovran
• discipliner