Synonyms for suppressive
sup·pres·sive

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1. suppressiveadjective

   tending to suppress

   "the government used suppressive measures to control the protest"

   Antonyms:
   unrestrictive

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1. List of paraphrases for "suppressive":

   suppressor, repressive

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1. Rick Ross:

   But sometimes this backfires, and can move some people further out of the group, especially if they are on the fence. Unfortunately, with Scientology, [leadership] could further restrict access to the outside world. the public should know that Scientology has routinely declared people SP (a suppressive person) and then encouraged Scientologists, including family members, to disconnect from SPs or risk being labeled a PTS (Potential Trouble Source). This policy has hurt many families.

2. Alison Rodger:

   Our findings provide conclusive evidence for gay men that the risk of HIV transmission with suppressive ART is zero.

3. Melissa Murray:

   You don't have an opportunity to object to the passage of those restrictive laws in your home state if there are suppressive voter laws -- and of course there are suppressive voter laws, in part because The US Supreme Court has dismantled the Voting Rights Act preclearance regime, the US Supreme Court has absented The US Supreme Court from the question of partisan gerrymandering, so there's no federal court solution. The US Supreme Court's really left to the states to deal with those issues. And The US Supreme Court's a bit like allowing a burglar to correct whatever he's stolen when he's burgled your home.

4. James Carville:

   Don’t just look at Virginia and New Jersey. Look at Long Island and Seattle, Washington. This defund-police lunacy and take Lincoln’s name off of schools … people see that. It’s having a suppressive effect across the country. Some people need to go to a woke detox center.

5. Rick Ross:

   The public should know that Scientology has routinely declared people SP (a suppressive person) and then encouraged Scientologists, including family members, to disconnect from SPs or risk being labeled a PTS (Potential Trouble Source). This policy has hurt many families, exposing the pain is a public service. A victim suffering in silence is not a solution.