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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
fond of ordering people around
- grew up with an authoritarian older sister who thought she was queen of the world
Synonyms for authoritarian
- authoritative,
- autocratic
- (also autocratical),
- bossy,
- despotic,
- dictatorial,
- domineering,
- imperious,
- masterful,
- overbearing,
- peremptory,
- tyrannical
- (also tyrannic),
- tyrannous
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- arrogant,
- assumptive,
- disdainful,
- fastuous,
- haughty,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- high-and-mighty,
- high-hat,
- huffy,
- important,
- lofty,
- lordly,
- overweening,
- presuming,
- presumptuous,
- pretentious,
- proud,
- self-asserting,
- supercilious,
- superior,
- toplofty
- (also toploftical),
- uppish,
- uppity
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2
given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint
- an authoritarian coach who runs football practice like it's boot camp
Synonyms for authoritarian
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Antonyms for authoritarian
authoritarian
nounSynonyms of authoritarian (Entry 2 of 2)
1
as in disciplinarian, stickler
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“Authoritarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authoritarian. Accessed 6 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of authoritarian was in 1861
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