Cruel
Cruel adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Totalitarian and cruel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Totalitarian" instead an adjective "Cruel".
Totalitarian
Totalitarian adjective - Characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control.
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Cruel and totalitarian are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cruel" instead an adjective "Totalitarian".
Nearby Word: totalitarianism
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British politicians and the British people themselves tend to romanticize Oliver Cromwell as the champion of freedom and democracy against a cruel and totalitarian monarchy.
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The Empire: Somewhat subverted, as while VE has retained very few of its predecessor's bigoted and cruel influences, it's still mostly totalitarian.
Source: Roleplay / Vast Empire -
The Empire: Somewhat subverted, as while Empire's Edge has retained very few of its predecessor's bigoted and cruel influences, it's still mostly totalitarian.
Source: Website / Empire's Edge
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