Synonyms for tyranny
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tir-uh-nee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪr ə ni |
Top 10 synonyms for 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
- 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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