as in dictator
a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way
the people universally feared the tyrant, who was notorious for his frequent use of torture
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Recent Examples of tyrant
King George is a tyrant who is unfit to lead people.
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arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
Noni finds herself up against Lion’s violent henchmen and women in series of fight-to-the-death encounters aboard the tyrant’s grandiose sailing ship, which lies at the heart of a vast naval fleet.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 June 2025
While the modern world rages outside their four walls, everything inside is immune to the tyrant of time.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
But is that the same for employees who work for a tyrant?
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 30 May 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
Noni finds herself up against Lion’s violent henchmen and women in series of fight-to-the-death encounters aboard the tyrant’s grandiose sailing ship, which lies at the heart of a vast naval fleet.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 June 2025
While the modern world rages outside their four walls, everything inside is immune to the tyrant of time.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
But is that the same for employees who work for a tyrant?
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tyrant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tyrant
dictator
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Talks between Israel and Syria are ongoing, which would have been unthinkable during the reign of former dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose partnership with Iran and insistence that Israel hand over the Golan Heights to Damascus in exchange for normalization nipped any détente in the bud.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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The uniform marks him as a firefighter from the old regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in December 2024 after a nearly 14-year civil war.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
10 July 2025
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“Tyrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tyrant. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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