Synonyms of strongman

strongman

noun

as in dictator

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

a Latin-American strongman who basically treated his nation's coffers as his personal bank account

Synonyms & Similar Words

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