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
King George is a tyrant who is unfit to lead people.
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arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
Noni finds herself up against Lion’s violent henchmen and women in series of fight-to-the-death encounters aboard the tyrant’s grandiose sailing ship, which lies at the heart of a vast naval fleet.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 June 2025
While the modern world rages outside their four walls, everything inside is immune to the tyrant of time.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
But is that the same for employees who work for a tyrant?
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 30 May 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
Noni finds herself up against Lion’s violent henchmen and women in series of fight-to-the-death encounters aboard the tyrant’s grandiose sailing ship, which lies at the heart of a vast naval fleet.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 June 2025
While the modern world rages outside their four walls, everything inside is immune to the tyrant of time.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
But is that the same for employees who work for a tyrant?
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tyrant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tyrant
dictator
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The Boys mothership show is heading towards its fifth and final season, premiering next year, and so far, no one seems powerful enough to take down the dictator supe.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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In 2003: Qusay and Uday Hussein, sons of Iraqi dictator Sadam Hussein, were killed by U.S. Special Forces and infantrymen from 101st Airborne after a three-hour firefight in the city of Mosul, Iraq.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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“Tyrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tyrant. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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