autocratic vs despotic

autocratic and despotic both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
autocratic	No	Yes	No	No
despotic	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, autocratic and despotic are synonyms defined as:

autocratic and despotic: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

Other synonyms of autocratic include authoritarian, dictatorial, tyrannic, tyrannical.

autocratic (adjective)	despotic (adjective)
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power	belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty	characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty
	ruled by or characteristic of a despot