What are the opposite words for democratic?
The word democratic is often used to describe a system or institution that is characterized by an emphasis on inclusivity and collective decision-making. Some antonyms for democratic could include autocratic or dictatorial, which suggest a concentration of power in the hands of a single individual or group. Other possible antonyms might include oligarchic, aristocratic, or hierarchical, which connote a system in which decision-making is concentrated in the hands of a few elites or a privileged social class. Alternatively, one might describe a system as chaotic or anarchic, implying a fragmented or disorganized approach to governance that lacks a clear democratic structure.
- absolute
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authoritative
- bureaucratic,
- departmental,
- faithful,
- officious,
- proven,
- righteous,
- sovereign,
- Circumstantiated,
- ex cathedra,
- more attested,
- more authenticated,
- more bureaucratic,
- more circumstantiated,
- more documented,
- more proven,
- more validated,
- most attested,
- most authenticated,
- most bureaucratic,
- most circumstantiated,
- most documented,
- most proven,
- most validated,
- re liable,
- re liabler,
- re liablest,
- re-liable,
- re-liabler,
- re-liablest,
- self assured,
- selfassured,
- straight from horse mouth,
- straight from horse's mouth,
- straight from horses mouth.
- tyrannical
- arbitrary
- authoritarian
- domineering
- autocratic
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dictatorial
- stern,
- totalitarian,
- iron-handed,
- crack-the-whip,
- dictative,
- iron handed,
- more crack the whip,
- more crack-the-whip,
- more dictative,
- more iron handed,
- more iron-handed,
- more ironhanded,
- most crack the whip,
- most crack-the-whip,
- most dictative,
- most iron handed,
- most ironhanded,
- throwing weight around,
- un limited,
- un restricted,
- un-limited,
- un-restricted.
- high-handed
- imperious
- overbearing
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totalitarian
- fascistic,
- one-party,
- totalistic,
- undemocratic,
- more communist,
- more fascistic,
- more nazi,
- more one party,
- more one-party,
- more oneparty,
- more totalistic,
- more undemocratic,
- most communist,
- most fascistic,
- most nazi,
- most one party,
- most one-party,
- most oneparty,
- most totalistic,
- most undemocratic,
- one party,
- oneparty,
- un democratic,
- un-democratic.
- in control or complete authority
- all
- whimsical, chance
- recognized as true, valid
- holding power exclusively
- tyrannical, authoritarian
- oppressive, authoritarian
- bossy, overbearing
- arrogant, domineering
- despotic, oppressive
- Other relevant words
Antonym of the day
inherence inherency
- Antonyms:
- acquired, alien.