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Oppressive

//əˈpɹɛs.ɪv//

Synonyms for "oppressive" (158 found)

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General use (138)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(2 words)

Adj, noun(18 words)

absolute imperative dreary dismal authoritarian deplorable bleak incumbent peremptory arbitrary depressant exigent totalitarian suppressive depressive absolutist magistral windless

Adjective(69 words)

harsh brutal authoritative rigorous weighty breathless strict lumpish grievous unmitigated magisterial pungent arrogant strenuous masterful troublesome autocratic aristocratic laborious arduous

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Adj, name(2 words)

Adj, verb(15 words)

leaden somber exacting distressing forced demanding strained labored overbearing depressing exhausting disheartening swingeing dispiriting encumbering

Adj, noun, verb(19 words)

unhappy overcast overwhelming taxing trying domineering crushing stifling harrowing annoying punishing grueling overpowering discouraging agonizing sweltering suffocating racking besetting

Adj, name, noun(1 words)

Adj, adv(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Noun, verb(3 words)

overruling hampering wearying

Adjective(2 words)

tyrannical tyrannous

hard earned hard fought high handed ill-ventilated

Verb(1 words)

Informal (20)

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, slang(6 words)

stuffy miserable massive gloomy bossy hard-earned

Adj, slang(3 words)

wretched painful muggy

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

sticky grinding

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