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

Her male counterparts were also well represented, with pharaohs donning headdresses of various eras, their outfits playing on the contrast between polished, hammered, engraved and even beaded golds. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 June 2026

Last month, officials announced the discovery of a massive statue believed to depict the powerful pharaoh often linked to Exodus. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026

The Arab Republic of Egypt (1953) stakes a natural claim to the Rosetta Stone, which was commissioned in 196 BCE by a Greek-speaking pharaoh of Macedonian descent, and unearthed near Alexandria by French engineers in 1799. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026

To tell the pharaoh's story in depth, NPR art director Jackie Lay lays out Hatshepsut's history through illustrations. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026