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Defenition of the word oppressive

    • Defenition of the word oppressive

      • weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"
      • marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"
      • marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
      • weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

    Synonyms for the word oppressive

      • burdensome
      • close
      • cruel
      • crushing
      • depressing
      • distressing
      • domineering
      • harsh
      • hot
      • humid
      • muggy
      • overpowering
      • overwhelming
      • repressive
      • sticky
      • stifling
      • tyrannical
      • tyrannous
      • uncomfortable
      • unfair

    Similar words in the oppressive

      • domineering
      • heavy
      • oppressive
      • oppressively

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