Synonyms of autocrat

autocrat

noun

ˈȯ-tə-ˌkrat 

as in ruler

one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority

European autocrats once commonly believed that they had received the right to rule directly from God

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruler
• monarch
• emperor
• sovereign
• king
• potentate
• queen
• dictator
• prince
• tyrant
• overlord
• empress
• Caesar
• sultan
• despot
• emir
• satrap
• czar
• shah
• authoritarian
• suzerain
• mogul
• kaiser
• lord
• khedive
• coruler
• khan
• mikado
• führer
• Big Brother
• monocrat
• paramount

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of autocrat

But with April’s decisive popular vote against longtime autocrat Viktor Orbán, Hungary now signals hope for democratic renewal and recovery. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026

Trump will also meet with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a former insurgent who led the offensive that unseated autocrat Bashar Assad in December 2024. — Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

Practical limitations do not evaporate, even for an autocrat believed to spend much of his time isolated in a bunker. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Marcos Pérez Jiménez, the autocrat who ruled the country in the mid-twentieth century, commissioned modern architectural projects to project an image of the country as, if not progressive, at the very least progressing. — Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 30 June 2026