Synonyms for repressive
rɪˈprɛs ɪvre·pres·sive

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1. inhibitory, repressive, repressingadjective

   restrictive of action

   "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibiting discipline"

   Synonyms:
   inhibitory, repressing

   Antonyms:
   unrestrictive

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1. List of paraphrases for "repressive":

   oppressive, repression, punitive, suppression, suppressive, law-enforcement, oppression

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1. Taiwan StraitBoth Thornton:

   I too am optimistic that in the battle for norms and rules and standards of behavior, that the liberal national order is stronger than the repressive standards that the Chinese promulgate, i'm confident others won't want to subscribe to that.

2. Harry Harris:

   A geopolitical competition between free and repressive visions of world order is taking place in the Indo-Pacific, great power competition is back and I believe we're approaching an inflection point in history.... Freedom and justice hang in the balance.

3. Itamar Ben Gvir/Twitter Israels:

   They do this [issue a flag ban] to give police a free hand to do whatever it is they want, they know it’s not legal to do this type of stuff - but the point is to create enough repressive measures so people stay silent.

4. Volen Siderov:

   We've not fled from justice and in this sense the request would have just a repressive function. I will defend myself on my own.

5. Atila Roque:

   Rio de Janeiro is a tale of two cities, on the one hand, the glitz and glamour designed to impress the world and on the other, a city marked by repressive police interventions that are decimating a significant part of a generation of young, black and poor men. The country's.