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tyranny

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tyranny

a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power
  • A popular uprising replaced that nation's tyranny with freedom and democracy.
Synonyms of tyranny

absolutism, authoritarianism, autocracy, czarism (also tsarism), despotism, dictatorship, totalitarianism
Words Related to tyranny

monarchism, monarchy, monocracy

Communism, fascism, Nazism

domination, oppression
Near Antonyms of tyranny

democracy, self-governance, self-government, self-rule

freedom, self-determination

autonomy, sovereignty (also sovranty)

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