Synonyms of despots

despots

noun

plural of despot

as in dictators

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

the despot exiled political dissidents to remote labor camps, where they were left to rot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dictators
• tyrants
• pharaohs
• rulers
• warlords
• oppressors
• strongmen
• kings
• tycoons
• princes
• leaders
• men on horseback
• overlords
• magnates
• autocrats
• monarchs
• caesars
• potentates
• fuehrers
• barons
• führers
• totalitarians
• authoritarians
• tsars
• dominators
• tyrannizers
• lords
• bosses
• sovereigns
• caudillos
• masters
• czars
• chiefs
• Big Brothers
• queens
• moguls
• captains
• kingpins
• enforcers
• paramounts
• monocrats
• martinets
• taskmasters
• tzars
• autarchs
• disciplinarians
• sovrans
• discipliners