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Authoritarian

//əˌθɔɹ.əˈtɛɹ.i.ən//

Synonyms for "authoritarian" (175 found)

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Informal (14)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, intj, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, det, name, noun, pron, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, name, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, slang(4 words)

official stuffy bossy fascist

Adj, adv, noun, slang(1 words)

General use (161)

Adj, noun(32 words)

absolute substantial imperative dominant potent prominent ascendant spartan constitutional insular provincial considerable dogmatic peremptory arbitrary dour political republican exigent democratic

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astringent parochial parliamentary totalitarian illiberal influential doctrinaire parliamentarian suppressive federalist absolutist magistral

Adj, noun, verb(11 words)

narrow leading ruling ranking deaf purblind domineering commanding controlling tyrant empowered

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, name, noun(4 words)

superior federal imperial senior

Adj, name(3 words)

severe civil civic

Adjective(72 words)

authoritative weighty bossy unyielding important strict eminent austere meticulous magisterial oppressive arrogant competent consequential fanatical prestigious masterful autocratic prescriptive bigoted

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Adj, verb(8 words)

rugged closed cramped exacting demanding overbearing authorized constricted

Adj, name, noun, verb(2 words)

Adj, adv(3 words)

powerful lordly ex officio

Adjective(6 words)

autocratic overbearing dictatorial despotic tyrannical tyrannic

Noun(3 words)

bigot dictator narrow gauge

Verb(1 words)

Adj, name, verb(1 words)

Noun, verb(1 words)

creedbound duly constituted clothed with authority closed minded little minded small minded high handed mean-minded narrow-spirited deaf to reason narrow-hearted little-minded Spartanic

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