Hitlerian
Like a tyrant
Hitlerian describes something characteristic of or resembling Adolf Hitler, the Nazi dictator responsible for the Holocaust and World War II.
The word typically evokes totalitarianism, genocidal ideology, or megalomaniacal ambition: Hitlerian rhetoric, Hitlerian mustache.
Like most Hitler-derived terms, it carries extreme negative weight and is rarely used outside historical analysis or pointed criticism.
Ruling with absolute authority
- despoticExercising absolute authority
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- tyrannicalExercising power unjustly
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
iron-fisted · absolutist · draconian · imperious · overbearing · high-handed · repressive · coercive
Ultranationalist dictatorial political system
- NazismGerman fascist totalitarianism
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- AryanIndo-European linguistic ancestor
- antisemitismBigotry toward Jewish people
xenophobia · Third Reich · master race · ethnonationalism · blood and soil · swastika · totalitarianism · militarism
Manipulative political rhetoric
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- agitpropPolitical art for causes
scapegoating · incitement · radicalization · manipulation · cult of personality · mass rally · Goebbels · big lie
Nazi genocide of Jews
- ethnic cleansingSystematic removal of populations
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
- AuschwitzNazi extermination camp
- concentration campFacility for mass political detention
death camp · pogrom · mass murder · atrocity · persecution · deportation · ghetto · Kristallnacht
autocratic
Ruling with absolute authority
- despoticExercising absolute authority
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- tyrannicalExercising power unjustly
domineering · iron-fisted · absolutist · draconian · imperious · overbearing · high-handed · repressive · coercive · heavy-handed
fascism
Ultranationalist dictatorial political system
- NazismGerman fascist totalitarianism
- ultranationalismExtreme supremacist patriotism
- AryanIndo-European linguistic ancestor
antisemitism · xenophobia · Third Reich · master race · ethnonationalism · blood and soil · swastika · totalitarianism · militarism · expansionism
demagoguery
Manipulative political rhetoric
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
agitprop · scapegoating · incitement · radicalization · manipulation · cult of personality · mass rally · Goebbels · big lie · hate speech
Holocaust
Nazi genocide of Jews
- ethnic cleansingSystematic removal of populations
- exterminationComplete destruction of a group
- AuschwitzNazi extermination camp
concentration camp · death camp · pogrom · mass murder · atrocity · persecution · deportation · ghetto · Kristallnacht · crimes against humanity
Hitleriandemocratic
Government by the people
Jeffersonian · libertarian · pluralistic · egalitarian · constitutionalist
HitlerianGandhian
Advocating nonviolent resistance
saintly · humanitarian · benevolent · compassionate · righteous
Hitlerianconciliatory
Meant to placate
measured · reasoned · diplomatic · irenic · unifying