iron fist

Speech parts

1. iron fist - Noun

2. iron fist - Phrase

Meaning

rigorous or ruthless control

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

steamroller dictatorship autocracy despotism fascism monocracy dystopia jackboot armipotence kick in the butt totalitarianism iron hand iron heel mailed fist armoured fist
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Antonyms

republic patriarchate hierocracy theocracy triarchy gerontocracy
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Hypernyms

control

Related terms

iron-fisted ironfisted

Examples

Responsible for wrapping the iron fist of authority in its velvet glove is Jane Axtell, head of the accountancy firm's Human Resources department. Alain de Botton

They wanted this iron fist to command them. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

But let's just say, I'm Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist. Liam Neeson

Hynkel, the dictator, ruled the nation with an iron fist. Under the new emblem of the double cross, liberty was banished, free speech was suppressed and only the voice of Hynkel was heard. Charlie Chaplin

The United States supported Saddam Hussein and made sure that he ruled with an iron fist for all those years. Then they used the sanctions to break the back of civil society. Then they made Iraq disarm. Then they attacked Iraq. And now they've taken over all its assets. p. 126-127. Arundhati Roy

she rules the office with an iron fist Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

iron fist

Close letter words and terms

iron fall iron filing iron filings iron flint iron forger iron foundry