Word Meanings - DICTATORIAL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute. Military powers quite dictatorial. W. Irving. 2. Characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical; overbearing; as, a dictatorial tone or manner. -- Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ly, adv. -- Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ness,

Additional info about word: DICTATORIAL

1. Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute. Military powers quite dictatorial. W. Irving. 2. Characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical; overbearing; as, a dictatorial tone or manner. -- Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ly, adv. -- Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ness, n.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of DICTATORIAL)

• Arbitrary
• Tyrannical
• harsh
• dictatorial
• imperious
• bearing
• overbearing
• selfish
• absolute
• irresponsible
• tyrannous
• domineering
• peremptory
• Authoritative
• Decisive
• sure
• conclusive
• authentic
• powerful
• firm
• potent
• arbitrary
• arrogant
• imperative
• dogmatic
• commanding
• Dogmatic
• Doctrinal
• theological
• authoritative
• magisterial
• self-opinionated
• positive
• Imperative
• Urgent
• irresistible
• inexorable
• peremptorily
• compulsory
• obligatory
• Imperious
• Arrogant
• exacting
• haughty
• lordly

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• DOGMATIC
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• AUTHENTICITY
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• TYRANNOUS
  Tyrannical; arbitrary; unjustly severe; despotic. Sir P. Sidney. -- Tyr"an*nous*ly, adv.
• CONCLUSIVENESS
  The quality of being conclusive; decisiveness.
• EXACTOR
  One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands. Jer. Taylor.
• EXACTING
  Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe. "A temper so exacting." T. Arnold -- Ex*act"ing*ly, adv. -- Ex*act"ing*ness, n.
• POWERFUL
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• SELFISHLY
  In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.
• COMMANDING
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• SELFISHNESS
  The quality or state of being selfish; exclusive regard to one's own interest or happiness; that supreme self-love or self- preference which leads a person to direct his purposes to the advancement of his own interest, power, or happiness, without
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  Magisterialness; authoritativeness. Fuller.
• EXACTLY
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• ABSOLUTENESS
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• DECISIVE
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• EXACTION
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• DOCTRINAL
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• AUTHENTIC
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• OMNIPOTENT
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