Synonyms of dictatorship

dictatorship

noun

as in tyranny

a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power

a revolution that only ended up replacing one dictatorship with another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tyranny
• fascism
• autocracy
• Communism
• despotism
• totalitarianism
• authoritarianism
• tsarism
• absolutism
• monarchy
• autarchy
• Caesarism
• tzarism
• totalism
• oppression
• czarism
• monarchism
• Nazism
• domination
• monocracy
• Big Brother
• Big Brotherism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• democracy
• freedom
• self-government
• self-rule
• self-governance
• self-determination
• autonomy
• sovereignty
• sovranty