Synonyms of dictator

dictator

noun

ˈdik-ˌtā-tər 

as in tyrant

a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way

the dictator had a fierce stranglehold on the country, keeping its people in poverty and ignorance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tyrant
• pharaoh
• despot
• ruler
• warlord
• strongman
• oppressor
• fuehrer
• caesar
• overlord
• man on horseback
• führer
• leader
• tycoon
• king
• prince
• monarch
• autocrat
• magnate
• authoritarian
• baron
• boss
• totalitarian
• tsar
• potentate
• caudillo
• dominator
• tyrannizer
• sovereign
• czar
• master
• chief
• queen
• lord
• captain
• Big Brother
• paramount
• tzar
• mogul
• autarch
• monocrat
• kingpin
• enforcer
• taskmaster
• martinet
• disciplinarian
• sovran
• discipliner

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dictator

Most shockingly, at a summit meeting in Helsinki in 2018, Trump sided with the Russian dictator against his own intelligence community and would not acknowledge Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. —Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025

There is no reason to believe that the situation of Druze and other minorities will improve following the ouster of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. —Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025

Waltz skipped that crucial step of the dictator’s downfall and total battlefield victory. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025

Apparently, for Trump, Ukraine's continuing resistance to invasion constitutes something of a nuisance that threatens to get in the way of making deals with a brutal dictator. —Bradley Gitz, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2025