tyrannical

Adjective Satellite

• marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
  • "a tyrannical parent"
• characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
  • "a tyrannical government"

Adj

• Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.
• Despotic, oppressive, or authoritarian.

Examples

• a tyrannical regime
• tyrannical rulers

Synonyms

authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, oppressive, tyrannic, tyrannous, bossy