Synonyms of czarism

czarism

noun

ˈzär-ˌi-zəm 

variants also tsarism or tzarism

as in tyranny

a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power

historically, during times of national crisis, people have looked to czarism as an answer to their fears

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tyranny
• dictatorship
• Communism
• fascism
• absolutism
• authoritarianism
• totalitarianism
• autocracy
• despotism
• monarchy
• Caesarism
• autarchy
• oppression
• totalism
• Big Brother
• Big Brotherism
• Nazism
• domination
• monarchism
• monocracy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• democracy
• freedom
• self-government
• self-governance
• sovereignty
• autonomy
• self-rule
• self-determination

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of czarism

Like so many at the time, Paustovsky had hopes of a democratic future with the end of czarism. — Douglas Smith, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022

The difference between czarism and Leninism is the one between absolutism and totalitarianism. — Josef Joffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017

With the collapse of czarism, this commitment to gradual reform and the development of parliamentary institutions seemed outdated. — Carolyn Harris, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2017