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

Conquerors and autocrats may win the immediate battle by bullying their subjects into submission, but their empires inevitably crumble the moment their iron grip falters. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026

Trump might soon gain another ideological bedfellow in Peru with the election of Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of late autocrat Alberto Fujimori. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

Trump has made clear his disdain for NATO, his affection for Putin, gushes over autocrats, and withholds military support for Ukraine. — Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026

In 1978, my father, Ebrahim Yazdi, supported the revolution and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, precisely because Khomeini promised not to become an autocrat. — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 2 June 2026