All absolutist synonyms
ab·so·lut·ism
A a noun absolutist
- dictator — A dictator is a ruler who has complete power in a country, especially power which was obtained by force and is used unfairly or cruelly.
- autocrat — An autocrat is a person in authority who has complete power.
- disciplinarian — a person who enforces or advocates discipline: The teacher was a formidable disciplinarian.
- tycoon — a person of great wealth, influence, or power; magnate: a business tycoon; a political tycoon.
- fascist — a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
- commander — A commander is an officer in charge of a military operation or organization.
- chief — The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
- boss — Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
- leader — a person or thing that leads.
- bully — A bully is someone who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people.
- dictator — A dictator is a ruler who has complete power in a country, especially power which was obtained by force and is used unfairly or cruelly.
- tyrant — a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
- despot — A despot is a ruler or other person who has a lot of power and who uses it unfairly or cruelly.
- adviser — An adviser is an expert whose job is to give advice to another person or to a group of people.
- magnate — a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.: a railroad magnate.
- mogul — any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803. See also Great Mogul.
- oppressor — to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
- ringleader — a person who leads others, especially in opposition to authority, law, etc.: a ringleader of revolutionary activities.
- usurper — to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne.
- oligarch — one of the rulers in an oligarchy.
- hitler — Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- inquisitor — a person who makes an inquisition.
- martinet — a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one.
- stalin — Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- slave driver — an overseer of slaves.
- big brother — People sometimes use Big Brother to refer to a person, government, or organization when they think it has complete control over people and is always checking what they do.
- fuhrer — leader.
- man on horseback — a military leader who presents himself as the savior of the country during a period of crisis and either assumes or threatens to assume dictatorial powers.
adj absolutist
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- dictatorial — Dictatorial means controlled or used by a dictator.
- arbitrary — If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this.
- authoritarian — If you describe a person or an organization as authoritarian, you are critical of them controlling everything rather than letting people decide things for themselves.
- totalitarian — of or relating to a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life.
- sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- autocratic — An autocratic person or organization has complete power and makes decisions without asking anyone else's advice.
- autonomous — An autonomous country, organization, or group governs or controls itself rather than being controlled by anyone else.
- despotic — If you say that someone is despotic, you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way.
- preeminent — eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.
- supreme — Also called sauce suprême. a velouté made with a rich chicken stock.
- tyrannical — of or characteristic of a tyrant.
- monocratic — government by only one person; autocracy.
- tyrannous — tyrannical.
- absolutistic — relating to absolutism or absolutists
- autarchic — absolute sovereignty.
- tyrannic — of or characteristic of a tyrant.
adjective absolutist
- absolute — Absolute means total and complete.