despotic vs dictatorial

despotic and dictatorial both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, despotic and dictatorial are synonyms defined as:

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

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

despotic (adjective)	dictatorial (adjective)
belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot	of or characteristic of a dictator
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty	expecting unquestioning obedience
ruled by or characteristic of a despot	characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty