People and roles

Synonyms for dictatorial

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 4, High CampPeople and roles

characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule

A dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

tyrannical

Same sentence, swapped: A tyrannical rule that lasted for the duration of the war.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for dictatorial as it is used in the sentence above.

gubernatorial
patriarchal
governmental

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