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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