Synonyms of despot

despot

noun

as in tyrant

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

the despot exiled political dissidents to remote labor camps, where they were left to rot

Synonyms & Similar Words

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