oppressive
/əˈpɹɛs.ɪv/adjective3 syllables
Oppressive means: marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior.
Synonyms for oppressive18
adjective, as in marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
tyrannical, tyrannous, domineering
adjective, as in weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
also used for oppressive
grinding, authoritarian, autocratic, bossy, coercive, commanding, controlling, demanding, despotic, dictatorial, dominant, humid, close, harsh
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What does oppressive mean?2
adjective
1
marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior“the oppressive government”
2
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit“the atmosphere was oppressive”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with oppressive?11
three syllables
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Oppressive in a sentence
- The country, while oppressive, is significantly better than its neighbors.mailohilohi
- Because monocultural societies do not exist in reality, ethnostates are inherently oppressive.shekitten
- Sometimes, boredom can be more oppressive than pain.LimeGreenTeknii
- Oppressive as the heat had been, it was now even more oppressive.CM
- He defies the present government which is no less oppressive than its predecessor.unknown
- An oppressive feeling attacked me around the chest.Tamy
- Some people think that hijab is something oppressive.Amastan
- The atmosphere in the room became heavier and more oppressive.Amastan
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