Autocratic
Autocratic adjective - Fond of ordering people around.
Usage example: an autocratic Boy Scout leader who is under the delusion that he's still an army colonel
Imperative is a synonym for autocratic in domineering topic. In some cases you can use "Imperative" instead an adjective "Autocratic".
Imperative
Imperative adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Autocratic is a synonym for imperative in authoritative topic. Sometimes you can use "Autocratic" instead an adjective "Imperative", if it concerns topics such as peremptory, domineering, commanding.
Nearby Words: imperious, imperatively
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- harsh and autocratic
- harsh and imperative
- overbearing and autocratic
- overbearing and imperative
- authoritative and autocratic
- authoritative and imperative
- powerful and autocratic
- powerful and imperative
- assertive and autocratic
- assertive and imperative
- stern and autocratic
- stern and imperative
- peremptory and autocratic
- peremptory and imperative
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