The depravity of the king's deeds led the people to believe he was nothing more than a tyrant that needed to be overthrown.
Source: tatoeba (2021)
Tyrant
/ˈtaɪɹənt/
Synonyms for "tyrant" (73 found)
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More general
8 entriesMore specific
4 entriesCollocations
6 entriesarbitrary powerdespotic regimedictatorial authorityiron fistoppressive rulertyrannical rule
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
6 entriesTranslations
5 translations across 5 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- tirà noun (person who uses violence to treat others unjustly)
Finnish
1 entries- tyranni noun (person who uses violence to treat others unjustly)
Middle English
1 entries- tyraunt noun (person who uses violence to treat others unjustly)
Russian
1 entries- тира́н noun (person who uses violence to treat others unjustly)
Spanish
1 entries- tirano noun (person who uses violence to treat others unjustly)
Sample sentences
31 total sentences available.
We will not bend to the will of a tyrant.
Source: tatoeba (22664)
Thus, the tyrant succeeded in conquering the kingdom.
Source: tatoeba (60398)
Emperor Nero was an extremely evil tyrant.
Source: tatoeba (240954)
Showing 4 of 31 available sentences.