1
[ adjective ] weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

Examples

"the atmosphere was oppressive" "oppressive sorrows"

Related terms

heavy

2
[ adjective ] marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

Synonyms

tyrannous tyrannical

Examples

"the oppressive government" "oppressive laws" "a tyrannical parent" "tyrannous disregard of human rights"

Related terms

domineering

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Rhymes with

depressive expressive repressive unimpressive impressive aggressive regressive progressive obsessive abrasive recessive possessive successive pensive inexpensive expensive passive offensive excessive compulsive dispersive inoffensive subversive unobtrusive obtrusive impassive reflexive counteroffensive submissive apprehensive allusive repulsive abusive hypertensive extensive explosive discursive impulsive conducive pervasive adhesive sieve comprehensive apprehensive defensive persuasive expansive erosive collusive intensive intrusive responsive evasive dismissive missive adhesive convulsive permissive effusive coercive evasive invasive unresponsive conclusive inconclusive massive derisive illusive elusive derisive corrosive incisive exclusive divisive decisive indecisive reclusive cohesive inclusive reclusive

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 P R EH1 S IH0 V

Similar Spelling

oppressively oppress oppressed oppression oppressor

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