authoritarian Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- overbearing
- masterful
- autocratical
- regimental
- aggressive
- bossy
- peremptory
- commanding
- stern
- tyrannous
- imperious
- proud
- controlling
Weak:
- high-hat
- pompous
- lofty
- fastuous
- assumptive
- imperative
- uppity
- important
- conceited
- self-assertive
- vain
- toplofty
- arbitrary
- omnipotent
- haughty
- lordly
- high-handed
- overweening
- hifalutin
- dictating
- assertive
- superior
- presumptuous
- supercilious
- directorial
- narcissistic
- presuming
- imperial
- highfalutin
- almighty
- disdainful
- huffy
- uppish
- self-asserting
- toploftical
- pretentious
- magisterial
- high-and-mighty
- all-powerful
Meaning of authoritarian
authoritarian (n)
a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner
authoritarian (s)
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
expecting unquestioning obedience
authoritarian Sentence Examples
- The authoritarian regime suppressed dissent with an iron fist.
- The leader's authoritarian rule stifled creativity and freedom of expression.
- The authoritarian government enforced strict censorship and controlled the media.
- Resistance to the authoritarian regime was futile, as dissenters faced severe consequences.
- The authoritarian dictator used fear and intimidation to maintain his power.
- The authoritarian society promoted obedience and conformity, punishing those who deviated from the norm.
- The authoritarian ideology emphasized the need for a strong, centralized leader.
- The authoritarian regime established a secret police to suppress political opposition.
- The authoritarian system suppressed individual rights and liberties.
- The authoritarian government's oppressive policies created a climate of fear and distrust.
FAQs About the word authoritarian
a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner, characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty, expecting unquestioning obedienc
domineering, dictatorial, authoritative, tyrannical, autocratic, arrogant, tyrannic, despotic, overbearing, masterful
unassuming, meek, humble, docile, obedient, amenable, amenable, obedient,humble, unassuming
The authoritarian regime suppressed dissent with an iron fist.
The leader's authoritarian rule stifled creativity and freedom of expression.
The authoritarian government enforced strict censorship and controlled the media.
Resistance to the authoritarian regime was futile, as dissenters faced severe consequences.
