Synonyms for oppressive
əˈprɛs ɪvop·pres·sive

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1. oppressiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   humid, close

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1. oppressive

   Synonyms:
   heavy, overpowering, unjust, galling, extortionate, grinding

   Antonyms:
   light, just, compassionate

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1. oppressiveadjective

   weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

   "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"

   Synonyms:
   tyrannical, tyrannous

   Antonyms:
   light, submissive

2. oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannousadjective

   marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

   "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"

   Synonyms:
   tyrannical, despotic, autocratic, authoritarian, dictatorial, tyrannous, tyrannic

   Antonyms:
   submissive, light

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1. oppressiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   heavy, overwhelming, overpowering

2. oppressiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   tyrannical, cruel, severe, hard, rigorous, inhuman, grinding, galling

3. oppressiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   close, uncomfortable

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1. oppressiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   rigorous, tyrannical, extortionate, burdensome

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1. List of paraphrases for "oppressive":

   repressive, tyrannical, heavy-handed

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1. Heather Nauert:

   In addition to the roughly 100,000 individuals, including children and family members of the accused, who suffer in political prison camps, North Korea face an almost complete denial of fundamental freedoms by their government. Those trying to flee this oppressive environment, if caught, are often tortured or killed.

2. Mike Murphy:

   New York has some of the highest, most oppressive taxes in America and people are leaving in droves because of it, president Trump return isn't the tax conversation New York Democrats should be having.

3. Fadwa Tlaib:

   I will fight back against every racist and oppressive structure that needs to be dismantled, you deserve better than what we have today with our president.

4. Meghan McCain:

   There is an oppressive climate of judgment in public life these days. And I worry that whenever people feel censored, it breeds animosity and discontent. Not to mention that it’s downright un-American, we’re pushing people into boxes and into spaces that are sad and dangerous on both sides because we’re not listening to one another.

5. Ryan Mauro:

   Islamic State wants to redefine feminism by characterizing Western society as oppressive towards women, they choose to highlight women to show that their ideology treats women fairly as equals in jihad.