Synonyms for tyrannize

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tir-uh-nahyz

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪr əˌnaɪz

Définition of tyrannize

Origin : late 15c., from Middle French tyranniser (14c.), from tyrannie (see tyranny). Related: Tyrannized; tyrannizing.

verb oppress

Example sentences :

She will tyrannize over you, just as her mother does over the old man.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

They pet and tyrannize over Daisy by turns, and she is getting spoilt.
Extract from : « Little Men » by Louisa May Alcott

And never (“hardly ever”) has monopoly been able to recover its chance to tyrannize and rob!
Extract from : « The Arena » by Various

And who does not know how ruthlessly women will tyrannize when they are let to domineer?
Extract from : « The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. » by W. M. Thackeray

At present, the servants are set above, defy, and tyrannize over the masters.
Extract from : « Church Reform » by Richard Carlile

Could we be freed from the ruffians that tyrannize over us in any way but this?
Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 18 » by Alexander Leighton

Does it not tyrannize over and subjugate the beloved object irresistibly?
Extract from : « Pepita Ximenez » by Juan Valera

Yet he was no irresponsible minister who could tyrannize as he pleased.
Extract from : « The Life of Yakoob Beg » by Demetrius Boulger

If she found them trying to tyrannize over her, she would run off as she did before.
Extract from : « Sharing Her Crime » by May Agnes Fleming

No one in Ireland, he was resolved, should tyrannize except himself.
Extract from : « The Story Of Ireland » by Emily Lawless

Antonyms for tyrannize

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