Synonyms|159Antonyms|29|Broader|4Narrower|0Related|46
3
severe(adjective, cruel, domineering, tyrannical)
3
totalitarian
2
arbitrary
2
bossy
2
discouraging(adjective, cruel, domineering, tyrannical)
2
forbidding(adjective, restraining)
2
grinding(adjective, cruel, domineering, tyrannical)
2
harsh(adjective, cruel, domineering, tyrannical)
2
high-handed
2
imperious
2
lordly
2
magisterial
2
prohibiting(adjective, restraining)
2
prohibitory
2
restraining
1
absolute
1
absolutist
1
absolutistic
1
aristocratic
1
authoritative
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