Definitions

tyranny

[tir-uh-nee] / ˈtɪr ə ni /

NOUN

dictatorship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authoritarianism autocracy coercion cruelty despotism domination oligarchy oppression terrorism totalitarianism

STRONG

absolutism high-handedness imperiousness monocracy severity totality

WEAK

peremptoriness reign of terror unreasonableness

Antonyms

WEAK

democracy

Example Sentences

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Thus, they voluntarily and ignominiously surrendered their own liberty, and exchanged a free constitution for a TYRANNY!

From The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 2 by Cushing, Harry Alonzo

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The Declaration of Independence

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