megalomaniacs
Those craving dominance
Megalomaniacs are people with delusions of grandeur—an obsessive belief in their own power, importance, or ability.
The term applies clinically to a psychological condition but more often appears as pointed criticism: The company was run by megalomaniacs who couldn't accept disagreement.
A megalomaniac craves control and admiration, dismissing limits on their authority.
Rulers with total control
- despotsOppressive absolute rulers
- autocratsRulers with unchecked power
- totalitariansRulers with unlimited power
- oppressorsThose who subjugate others
authoritarians · strongmen · tyrants · warlords · subjugation · persecution · repression · cruelty
French emperor, military genius
- HitlerNazi Germany's totalitarian leader
- StalinSoviet autocrat, mid-century
- CaesarRoman imperial title
- NeroTyrannical first-century ruler
Caligula · Mao · dictators · conquerors · emperors · pharaohs · tsars · warlords
Exaggerated sense of importance
- self-aggrandizementInflating one's own status
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
self-importance · arrogance · conceit · entitlement · self-obsession · pomposity · haughtiness · smugness
Supreme authority held
- controlAuthority to direct
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
authority · influence · manipulation · coercion · intimidation · subjugation · exploitation · overbearing
Impossible to satisfy
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- boundlessWithout any boundaries
- obsessiveConsumed by fixation
- relentlessContinuing without pause
single-minded · overreaching · unchecked · fanatical · monomaniacal · driven · unquenchable · all-consuming
dictators
Rulers with total control
- despotsOppressive absolute rulers
- autocratsRulers with unchecked power
- totalitariansRulers with unlimited power
oppressors · authoritarians · strongmen · tyrants · warlords · subjugation · persecution · repression · cruelty · terrorization
Napoleon
French emperor, military genius
- HitlerNazi Germany's totalitarian leader
- StalinSoviet autocrat, mid-century
- CaesarRoman imperial title
Nero · Caligula · Mao · dictators · conquerors · emperors · pharaohs · tsars · warlords · demagogues
grandiosity
Exaggerated sense of importance
- self-aggrandizementInflating one's own status
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
vanity · self-importance · arrogance · conceit · entitlement · self-obsession · pomposity · haughtiness · smugness · self-worship
domination
Supreme authority held
command · authority · influence · manipulation · coercion · intimidation · subjugation · exploitation · overbearing · imperious
insatiable
Impossible to satisfy
relentless · single-minded · overreaching · unchecked · fanatical · monomaniacal · driven · unquenchable · all-consuming · Napoleonic
megalomaniacsservants
Hired household workers
followers · subordinates · minions · worker bees · foot soldiers