Vocabulary
Despotic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
of or typical of a despot; tyrannical.
Urdu meaning
آمرانہ، استبدادی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Afghans may then end their despotic rule easily like other Saarc states without another long war for their own good.The BLA`s war is rooted in Baloch discontent.
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Triple trouble
— 2025-10-28
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In the Middle East, shaky despotic regimes may heave a sigh of relief.
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Ceasefire a relocation ruse?
— 2025-07-06
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He noted that Afghanistan continued to remain under despotic personal rule and the people ...
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Fifty years ago Brazen interference
— 2025-03-13
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(Many of these despotic Arab rulers are diehard US allies anyway).
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Gaza and the Muslim world
— 2024-08-25
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Who knows if it is lack of empathy or fear that antiIsrael protests could snowball into demonstrations against despotic rule at home.
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Gaza and the Muslim world
— 2024-08-25
Synonyms
autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian, authoritarian, absolute, absolutist, arbitrary
Antonyms
democratic, accountable
Curator example
“a despotic regime”
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