| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | absolutist | favoring unchecked authority |
| 2. | aggressive | forcefully domineering or hostile |
| 3. | anti-democratic | opposed to democratic freedoms |
| 4. | arbitrary | based on will, not fairness |
| 5. | austere | severely strict and plain |
| 6. | autarchic | ruled by one absolute leader |
| 7. | authoritarian | favoring strict unquestioned obedience |
| 8. | autocratic | having unlimited personal power |
| 9. | barbaric | extremely cruel and uncivilized |
| 10. | big-brotherish | intrusively controlling and watchful |
| 11. | bossy | always telling others what to do |
| 12. | browbeating | intimidating into submission |
| 13. | brutal | savagely harsh or violent |
| 14. | bullying | intimidating and coercively controlling |
| 15. | clamping down | imposing strict harsh control |
| 16. | coercive | forcing compliance through pressure |
| 17. | commanding | exercising strong control or authority |
| 18. | confining | keeping within harsh limits |
| 19. | constraining | limiting freedom through control |
| 20. | controlling | seeking to direct everything |
| 21. | cracking down | enforcing rules with harsh severity |
| 22. | cruel | causing pain without concern |
| 23. | despot-like | like a cruel absolute ruler |
| 24. | despot-minded | inclined toward despotic control |
| 25. | despotic | ruling with absolute cruel power |
| 26. | despotical | despotic in manner or rule |
| 27. | dictator-like | like a harsh dictator |
| 28. | dictatorial | acting like a harsh dictator |
| 29. | domineering | asserting control in a bullying way |
| 30. | draconian | extremely harsh and severe |
| 31. | enslaving | reducing others to forced control |
| 32. | exacting | demanding much with severity |
| 33. | fascistic | resembling oppressive fascist control |
| 34. | ferocious | violently aggressive and cruel |
| 35. | forbidding | unfriendly and intimidatingly severe |
| 36. | hard-edged | severely tough and unsympathetic |
| 37. | hard-line | taking a very strict stance |
| 38. | harsh | severely strict or cruel |
| 39. | heavy-handed | using force in a clumsy way |
| 40. | hectoring | bullying through loud pressure |
| 41. | high-handed | using power without regard for others |
| 42. | illiberal | opposed to freedom and rights |
| 43. | imperious | commanding in an arrogant way |
| 44. | inflexible | unwilling to change or soften |
| 45. | intimidating | frightening others into obedience |
| 46. | intolerant | not allowing difference or dissent |
| 47. | iron-fisted | ruling with harsh force |
| 48. | iron-handed | using severe controlling power |
| 49. | jackbooted | brutally authoritarian in style |
| 50. | like a despot | in a cruel ruling way |
| 51. | like a tyrant | in a cruel controlling way |
| 52. | lordly | haughtily superior and commanding |
| 53. | magisterial | commanding and authoritative in tone |
| 54. | masterful | forcefully controlling others |
| 55. | merciless | showing no pity or leniency |
| 56. | mercilessly harsh | harsh without compassion |
| 57. | monocratic | ruled by one unchecked authority |
| 58. | needlessly harsh | harsh beyond what is necessary |
| 59. | officious | assertively meddling with authority |
| 60. | one-man-rule | controlled by one ruler |
| 61. | oppressive | cruelly controlling and burdensome |
| 62. | oppressively strict | strict in a burdensome way |
| 63. | overbearing | domineering and hard to resist |
| 64. | overcontrolling | excessively controlling others |
| 65. | overmastering | overwhelmingly controlling or dominant |
| 66. | peremptory | allowing no refusal or delay |
| 67. | pitiless | showing no compassion or mercy |
| 68. | pitilessly strict | strict without any mercy |
| 69. | police-state | marked by oppressive surveillance |
| 70. | punishingly strict | so strict it feels punishing |
| 71. | punitive | harshly intended to punish |
| 72. | relentless | continuing without mercy or pause |
| 73. | repressive | using force to control people |
| 74. | restrictive | imposing limiting controls |
| 75. | rigid | inflexibly strict and unyielding |
| 76. | ruling by fear | controlling through fear |
| 77. | ruthless | having no compassion or restraint |
| 78. | severe | very strict or harsh |
| 79. | smothering | overly controlling and restrictive |
| 80. | stern | strict and severe in manner |
| 81. | stifling | oppressively limiting freedom |
| 82. | strangling | severely restricting freedom or growth |
| 83. | strict | demanding exact obedience |
| 84. | subjugative | tending to dominate completely |
| 85. | suffocating | oppressively controlling and restrictive |
| 86. | terror-based | based on terror and coercion |
| 87. | terrorizing | controlling through fear and violence |
| 88. | totalitarian | seeking complete control over life |
| 89. | undemocratic | not respecting democratic fairness |
| 90. | unforgiving | harsh and not merciful |
| 91. | unjustly harsh | harsh in an unfair way |
| 92. | unrelenting | not becoming less severe |
| 93. | unsparing | showing no mercy or moderation |
| 94. | unyielding | not bending or relenting |
| 95. | unyieldingly harsh | harsh and not relenting |
| 96. | vicious | deliberately cruel and violent |
| 97. | with a heavy hand | with excessive harsh control |
| 98. | with an iron hand | with harsh controlling authority |
| 99. | without mercy | showing no mercy at all |
| 100. | without pity | showing no pity at all |