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单词 tyrannically
释义

tyrannical

adjective

ty·​ran·​ni·​cal tə-ˈra-ni-kəl How to pronounce tyrannical (audio)
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variants or less commonly tyrannic
tə-ˈra-nik How to pronounce tyrannical (audio)
tī-
: being or characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny : despotic
tyrannical rule
a tyrannical ruler
tyrannically
tə-ˈra-ni-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce tyrannical (audio)
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adverb
tyrannicalness
tə-ˈra-ni-kəl-nəs How to pronounce tyrannical (audio)
tī-
noun

Synonyms

  • absolute
  • arbitrary
  • autocratic
  • autocratical
  • czarist
  • tsarist
  • tzarist
  • despotic
  • dictatorial
  • monocratic
  • tyrannous
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Example Sentences

Everyone was afraid of their overbearing and tyrannical boss. a tyrannical ruler whose terrible reign was marked by unceasing violence
Recent Examples on the Web Russell Harvard’s Oedipus is tyrannical without understanding himself to be so. Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022 In the weeks that followed, resentment of law enforcement intensified sharply, with anti-lockdowners perceiving individual officers as complicit in an oppressive, tyrannical order. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2022 The latter option is bad because Daemon is tyrannical despite his limited clout. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2022 With the trajectory now reversed, Leavel should have been granted the opportunity on the Nederlander stage for some all-out tyrannical hyperventilation. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022 The story follows an 18-year-old Snow, who would eventually rise to become the tyrannical president of the dystopian nation of Panem, and the main villain of the Hunger Games series. Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 31 May 2022 Impressively played by Faran Tahir, Baba is a major deal in the business of the city and a semi-tyrannical patriarch at home. Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 22 July 2022 As witnesses to his lies, manipulations and shameless efforts to overthrow the 2020 election have come forward, what has emerged is less an evil mastermind than a petty, tyrannical bully, desperate to hold on to power at any cost. Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 Powerful editors still exhibited outsized power and a frisson of awe, even excitement, still attached itself to the scary, tyrannical, artistic boss. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin tyrannicus, from Greek tyrannikos, from tyrannos tyrant

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

tyrannical

adjective

ty·​ran·​ni·​cal tə-ˈra-ni-kəl How to pronounce tyrannical (audio)
: relating to or like that of tyranny or a tyrant
tyrannical acts

tyrannically

adverb

as in ruthlessly

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ruthlessly
  • pitilessly
  • unfeelingly
  • heartlessly
  • mercilessly
  • oppressively
  • obdurately
  • inhumanely
  • unmercifully
  • callously
  • inhumanly
  • insensitively
  • brutally
  • unsparingly
  • uncharitably
  • harshly
  • severely
  • viciously
  • abusively
  • sternly
  • savagely
  • brutishly
  • cold-bloodedly
  • ill
  • stiffly
  • insensately
  • aggressively
  • roughly
  • resolutely
  • strongly
  • determinedly
  • hard-heartedly
  • firmly
  • grimly
  • toughly
  • assertively
  • decidedly
  • hardly
  • hard
  • gruffly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lightly
  • gently
  • leniently
  • mildly
  • softly
  • benevolently
  • lovingly
  • tenderly
  • graciously
  • cordially
  • kindly
  • considerately
  • mercifully
  • tolerantly
  • humanely
  • clemently
  • compassionately
  • sympathetically
  • charitably
  • benignantly
  • understandingly
  • softheartedly
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