Synonyms of pharaoh

pharaoh

noun

ˈfer-(ˌ)ō 

as in dictator

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

like some pharaoh of a third-world country, more interested in building monuments to himself than in creating a future for his people

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pharaoh

There will soon be a new king—or pharaoh, rather—on Egyptian waters. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026

Ozymandias is the ancient Greek name for Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful and long-serving pharaohs. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Last year, also near Luxor, a large tomb belonging to a pharaoh was reopened to visitors after more than 20 years of renovation. — CBS News, 12 July 2026

In Egypt, certain pharaohs seemed, for reasons still debated, to tilt their own representations from the ideal to the natural. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026