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. 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.

2. Commissioner James O'Neill:

   What happened should not have happened, the actions taken by the NYPD were wrong, plain and simple. The actions and the laws were discriminatory and oppressive, and for that, I apologize.

3. Kenneth Roth:

   This disappointing action is yet another sign that Beijing is tightening its oppressive grip on Hong Kong and further restricting the limited freedom Hong Kong people enjoy under 'one country, two systems'.

4. Lauren Greenfield:

   One of the insights I took from this process was that the compliments we so frequently and often unconsciously bestow on girls can actually have a negative effect and even become a source of pain and disempowerment, while counterintuitive, compliments, especially the ones related to physical appearance like 'you're so cute; you're adorable,' were perceived as limiting and oppressive, making girls feel that the expectations on them were focused on their appearance and not on their abilities or what was inside.

5. WhatsApp:

   The idea is simple: when you send a message, the only person who can read it is the person or group chat that you send that message to. No one can see inside that message, not cybercriminals. Not hackers. Not oppressive regimes. Not even us.