Thesaurus results for TYRANT

tyrant

noun

ˈtī-rənt

as in dictator

a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way the people universally feared the tyrant, who was notorious for his frequent use of torture

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Recent Examples of tyrant This frees up Hope to be a tyrant to the wedding planning committee. —

Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024 Movements, parties, and tyrants thrive on xenophobia—the word might be specifically Hellenic, but the sentiment is universal. —

Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024 Foreign policy Advertisement Harris says U.S. foreign policy should be based on strong alliances with other democracies, not cynical partnerships with tyrants like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping. —

Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 Why would anyone be shocked that Venezuelans fear the erratic tyrant who rules them? —

Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tyrant