AUTHORITARIAN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a person behaves in an tyrannical manner
   Synonym(s)
   • dictator (what does dictator mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime
   Hypernyms(s) authoritarian is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • oppressor (what does oppressor mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Big Brother (what does Big Brother mean?)
   • martinet (what does martinet mean?)
   • disciplinarian (what does disciplinarian mean?)
   • moralist (what does moralist mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • order (what does order mean?)
   • prescribe (what does prescribe mean?)
   • dictate (what does dictate mean?)

AUTHORITARIAN as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
   • having absolute sovereignty
   Synonym(s)
   • autocratic (what does autocratic mean?)
   • despotic (what does despotic mean?)
   • dictatorial (what does dictatorial mean?)
   • tyrannical (what does tyrannical mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an authoritarian regime
   • autocratic government
   • despotic rulers
   • a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war
   • a tyrannical government
   Similar To
   • undemocratic (what does undemocratic mean?)
2. Meaning
   • expecting unquestioning obedience
   Synonym(s)
   • dictatorial (what does dictatorial mean?)
   • overbearing (what does overbearing mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he was imperious and dictatorial
   • the timid child of authoritarian parents
   • insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter
   Similar To
   • domineering (what does domineering mean?)
3. Meaning
   • likened to a dictator in severity
   Synonym(s)
   • dictatorial (what does dictatorial mean?)
   Similar To
   • unpermissive (what does unpermissive mean?)