Synonyms for tyranny


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tir-uh-nee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪr ə ni

Top 10 synonyms for tyranny Other synonyms for the word tyranny

Définition of tyranny

Origin :
  • late 14c., "cruel or unjust use of power," from Old French tyrannie (13c.), from Late Latin tyrannia "tyranny," from Greek tyrannia "rule of a tyrant," from tyrannos "master" (see tyrant).
  • noun dictatorship
Example sentences :
  • But there is really no need to choose between anarchy and tyranny.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
  • I want to liberate Englishmen so far as I can from the tyranny of Shakespeare's greatness.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • Who drove us into the arms of Athens, when we were hard pressed by the tyranny of Thebes?
  • Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
  • That cause, he said, was the liberation of Greece from the tyranny of Athens.
  • Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
  • A bondman's change from the tyranny of another to the despotism of himself.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • No doubt, all that the supporters of any tyranny desire is to be let alone.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • But if thou essayest the means of tyranny and force, the attempt will be fatal to thee.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Tyranny is ever full of apprehensions and environed with guards.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • I'll away with the scabbard, and sheathe my sword in the bosom of tyranny.
  • Extract from : « The Fall of British Tyranny » by John Leacock
  • Yes, we must always disobey our impulses, and resist the tyranny of our desires.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Antonyms for tyranny

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