Synonyms of pharaohs

pharaohs

noun

plural of pharaoh

as in dictators

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

• dictators
• tyrants
• rulers
• kings
• despots
• oppressors
• warlords
• men on horseback
• tycoons
• strongmen
• princes
• caesars
• leaders
• overlords
• monarchs
• magnates
• führers
• autocrats
• barons
• potentates
• tyrannizers
• bosses
• lords
• dominators
• queens
• masters
• czars
• totalitarians
• authoritarians
• caudillos
• chiefs
• Big Brothers
• sovereigns
• monocrats
• captains
• moguls
• paramounts
• taskmasters
• autarchs
• kingpins
• enforcers
• disciplinarians
• martinets
• discipliners

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pharaohs

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

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

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

This is the third immersive experience presented at South Florida PBS Studios, following presentations on Leonardo Da Vinci and Egyptian pharaohs. — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026

Leprosy still existed, pharaohs did not. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025

In fact, researchers know that pirates – basically just thieves on the water – targeted these river boats, because Egyptian pharaohs left records grumbling about pirates and their widespread pillaging. — Brandon Prins, The Conversation, 14 July 2025